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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced plans for New York to redraw its congressional districts to gain more seats for the Democratic Party, reflecting a trend of increased partisan gerrymandering following a recent Supreme Court decision that makes it harder to legally challenge electoral maps based on racial discrimination, with both parties seeking advantages ahead of the upcoming elections. #Gerrymandering #Redistricting #PoliticalStrategy #US #NY #AL #SC #TN #LA #CA #VA
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Democrats eye New York redistricting after Supreme Court decision
WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - The top Democrat in the U. S. House of Representatives said on Monday he would press his home state of New York to redraw its congressional districts to yield more seats for his party, in response to a similar effort by Republicans elsewhere.
