Suzan DelBene: Trump and GOP Plan to 'Rig' Midterms with Texas Redistricting Scheme

GOP's 'Desperate Plot' to Rig Midterms

• 🎯 House Republicans and Donald Trump are accused of a desperate plot to rig the next year's midterms by redrawing the Texas congressional map.
• ⚠️ This scheme is seen as a response to Republicans knowing they are likely to lose their majority in the upcoming elections.

Republican Agenda and Public Opinion

• 📉 Republicans are described as 'running scared' because the American people are expected to reject their broken promises and failed agenda.
• 💸 The 'big ugly bill' is highlighted as a key issue, with nearly 17 million people losing healthcare, families losing food assistance, and energy bills increasing, all to fund tax giveaways to the wealthy.
• 📊 Public opinion is turning against the Republican trifecta, with polls showing people dislike the 'big ugly bill' the more they learn about it.

The Texas Redistricting Strategy

• 🗺️ The plan to redraw the Texas map is a scheme to save a 'microscopic majority' when Republicans cannot win on their agenda.
• 📈 Historically, in competitive Texas seats, Democratic House candidates performed an average of 7% better in 2018 than in 2016, indicating a Democratic overperformance trend.
• ⚖️ Redrawing the map is a dangerous proposition for House Republicans, as weakening Democratic districts will likely require weakening already vulnerable Republican districts.

DLEC's Offensive Strategy

• 🚀 The DLEC (Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee) is committed to aggressively recruiting candidates to unseat vulnerable Texas Republicans involved in this plan.
• 🌟 Democrats have shown they can compete and win in districts previously won by Trump, with 14 Democrats currently in such seats.
• 📣 The DLEC has the better message, stronger candidates, and public sentiment on their side, warning Texas Republicans that they have already lost the majority and are now risking their own jobs.