House Republicans were banking on their redistricting power play as a firewall against Democratic gains. Tuesday’s blue “tsunami” tore right through it.
Redraws of congressional maps across the country reshaped the fight for the House, putting new districts on the battleground and setting up some surprisingly close races. But as of early Thursday, Democrats appeared poised to lose only a few gerrymandered seats, and potentially none held by a Democrat seeking reelection.
