Harris accuses Trump allies of trying to ‘rig’ 2026 midterms after Virginia court tosses redistricting measure

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris accused President Donald Trump and Republicans of trying to "rig the 2026 elections" after the Virginia Supreme Court invalidated a voter-approved redistricting referendum, a ruling she said would "give a boost" to that effort. "Today, the Virginia Supreme Court ignored the will of the people and overturned those democratically chosen maps," Harris wrote on X on May 8. "This ruling gives a boost to Donald Trump's effort to rig the 2026 elections and the Republicans' long game to attack voting rights," she added. The ruling marked a significant victory for Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms and escalated an already intensifying national battle over redistricting and control of Congress. VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT RULES ON NEW CONGRESSIONAL MAP "We hold that the legislative process employed to advance this proposal violated Article XII, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia," the state’s high court said in its decision. "This constitutional violation incurably taints the resulting referendum vote and nullifies its legal efficacy." The measure, which passed by a narrow 51% to 49% margin, would have temporarily shifted redistricting authority from Virginia’s nonpartisan commission to the Democrat-controlled legislature through 2030 and was expected to yield a 10-1 Democratic advantage in the state’s congressional delegation. Trump praised the decision in a post on Truth Social, calling it a "Huge win for the Republican Party, and America, in Virginia." 'JUSTICE': CELEBRATION, MOCKERY ERUPT AFTER SPANBERGER 'GERRYMANDER' IS BLOWN UP IN BLOCKBUSTER DECISION "The Virginia Supreme Court has just struck down the Democrats’ horrible gerrymander," he wrote. Democrats sharply criticized the ruling . Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said "a group of unelected judges on the Virginia Supreme Court chose to put partisan politics over the will of the people." Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones also pushed back, saying the decis…