Morning Digest: Virginia voters approve new map that could elect four more Democrats
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Morning Digest: Virginia voters approve new map that could elect four more Democrats New districts could leave the state with just one Republican in Congress Jeff Singer Apr 22 Former Rep. Tom Perriello is one of the many Virginia Democrats running under the new map voters just approved. (Credit: Tom Perriello Facebook) Leading Off VA Redistricting Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment by a 51.4 to 48.6 margin to allow the state to adopt a new congressional map designed to give Democrats control of 10 of the 11 congressional districts. Republicans are still waging a legal battle to stop the new map, and the state Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next week. But if Republicans lose in court after losing at the ballot box, conservative candidates—including members of the Old Dominion’s five-member GOP delegation—will need to decide where, or if, they’ll run this fall. But while Repu...
