‘Maximum warfare’: Democrats celebrate after Virginia decides to disenfranchise GOP voters
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Spanberger stated, “Virginia voters have spoken, and tonight they pushed back against a President who claims he is ‘entitled’ to more Republican seats in Congress.”
“As we watched other states go along with those demands without voter input, Virginians refused to let that stand,” continued Spanberger, who claimed when running for governor last year that she had no plans to redistrict the state. “We responded the right way: at the ballot box.”
In a statement where he ironically criticized “unprecedented gerrymandering,” Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D) said that “fairness won. Accountability won. And the Commonwealth that gave America its Constitution has once again reminded the nation what that Constitution is for.”
Obama congratulated Virginia, thanking voters “for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.”
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) excitedly announced that “House Democrats have crushed Donald Trump’s national gerrymandering scheme.” He added, “Maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time.”
Former Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who previously emphasized that the new map was “the result of a process that’s unconstitutional and illegal,” said in a statement, “Thank you to all the voters who turned out to vote against this egregious power grab. The race was much closer than the left expected because Virginians know a 10-1 map is not Virginia.”
“I urge the Virginia Supreme Court to rule against this unconstitutional process that will disenfranchise millions of Virginians,” added Youngkin.
There are multiple lawsuits pending before the Virginia Supreme Court regarding the legality of the constitutional amendment. Oral arguments for the cases are tentatively scheduled for Monday.
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