Marc Short: Virginia Redistricting Is a ‘Big Loss for Republicans and Hurts Their Midterm Chances’

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SHORT: “I also think it is an incredible political malpractice by the political team in the White House, that at the same time, they were not spending resources here in Virginia in a vote that was only lost by three points, which was a tighter margin than obviously the elections last fall, significantly tighter, and could have benefited from more resources. But at the same time, they're spending those same resources attacking conservative Republican state centers in Indiana who oppose redistricting there. So they're spending dollars attacking Republicans, but wouldn't support actually efforts here to stop redistricting in Virginia. So I think -- I think it's both. I think there's Democrats on a pure political sense, one, I don't think it helps Spanberger long term. In fact, the first -- after the first 80 days in office, she has a lower approval rating than any previous governor in modern history in Virginia because she's no longer that moderate she pretended to be. But I also think it's -- it's -- it's a big loss for Republicans and hurts their midterm chances.”