Virginia Dem admits redistricting push aims to 'stop Trump', not about 'fairness'
A top Virginia Democrat appeared to admit that state Democratic lawmakers’ effort to redraw the commonwealth’s congressional map is more about stopping President Donald Trump and his agenda than about...
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A top Virginia Democrat appeared to admit that state Democratic lawmakers’ effort to redraw the commonwealth’s congressional map is more about stopping President Donald Trump and his agenda than about ensuring fairness for voters in the Old Dominion. A referendum drafted by Richmond’s Democratic majority and set to go before voters in April would allow the assembly to redraw Virginia’s congressional map in a way that Richmond Democrats signaled would draw out four of five Republican congressmen and draw the populations of most new districts from dense, left-wing Fairfax County. In comments to NBC News , Rep. Donald Beyer, an Alexandria-Fairfax Democrat, appeared to admit redistricting’s true purpose while commenting on early voting figures that appeared to lean in the GOP’s favor. Beyer said the redistricting effort is "not a done deal by any means" and that Democrats need to "effectively make the case that even though this seems unfair in Virginia, it’s totally fair for America, for those of us who believe that taking back the House is the most significant thing we can do to stop Donald Trump." NEW DEM STAR'S QUICK HARD-LEFT TURN AFTER 'MODERATE' CAMPAIGN WON HER COVETED RESPONSE TO TRUMP: LAWMAKER "Don said the quiet part out loud," Virginia House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore, R-Gate City, told Fox News Digital on Monday. "This is manifestly unfair for the Commonwealth of Virginia. We’re a 51-49 state, not a 90-10 state. If they’re willing to silence nearly half the Commonwealth’s voters in the name of ‘fairness,’ what else are they willing to do?" Kilgore said. His legislative seat in the far southwest would sit in the sole Republican-favored congressional district under the new map. "Last November, Democrats sold Virginians a fake ‘affordability’ agenda that is false, a total hoax, and a con job," Senate Minority Leader Ryan McDougle, R-Hanover, said. "Now they are back at it, trying to shove another partisan power grab down our throats, this time wrapped in t…