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The redistricting wars are almost over for 2026, but they are just starting for 2028. In that round, blue states like California, Illinois, Maryland and New York are going to go for the max and try to eliminate (almost) every red district. It will be brutal and the district maps are going to make Elbridge Gerry roll over in his grave in horror.
It looks like Maryland will go first for 2028. Step 1 is to pass an amendment to the state Constitution that will pass constitutional muster when the legislature begins the gerrymandering circus next year. If the legislature passes the amendment it wants, it will go before the voters in November. If it passes, in January, the legislature will eliminate the one remaining red district and make Maryland an 8-0 shutout for the blue team. Other states are likely to follow then.
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) is fully on board with getting rid of all the red districts in the state. He said: "For months, I have said that inaction is not an option and we cannot sit on the sidelines while voting rights, fair representation and the foundations of our democracy come under attack across the country." To achieve this, he has called for a special session of the state legislature for August 3-5, to put the amendment on the ballot.
One obstacle to the redistricting is no more, thanks to the Supreme Court. The president of the state Senate, Bill Ferguson, blocked an earlier attempt to draw a new map But now that the Supreme Court helped the rest of the Voting Rights Act out of its misery and Southern states began planning on changing their maps for 2028, Ferguson has given up his resistance. It is now very likely that the amendment will be put on the ballot and pass and come January, Maryland will become another blue shutout state, along with Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Rhode Island. A number of the lower-population red states have all-Republican congressional delegations. The end-game here is the electoral college: States have an all blue or all red congressional delegation, making voting unnecssary. (V)