#NEW: An initiative has been filed to allow Colorado’s governor to suspend the state’s independent redistricting commission and appoint a temporary body to redraw congressional districts in response to national redistricting imbalances.

Our new Political Behavior article uses survey experiments in real state primaries to show that perceptions of candidate electability are boosted by moderating among Democrats and by fundraising among Republicans link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Worth noting: Colorado is Democrats’ largest redistricting opportunity outside California. Right now, the Colorado delegation is split 4–4, but the state can easily be redrawn to an 8–0 map for Dems. (this would not take effect until '28 even if it goes through)

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NRCC outraised by the DCCC.

At the heart of the Democratic collapse: young White men are registering as Republicans in unprecedented numbers. Gen Z is on track to be the most pro-GOP generation since the Great Depression.

The redistricting wars will likely end with 8 more Republican seats +5 TX 🔴 +4 FL 🔴 +2 OH 🔴 +1 IN 🔴 +1 MO 🔴 +5 CA 🔵 Texas Democrats insist they have created wave of urgency among Democratic governors but I have yet to see any tangible steps from anyone not GAVIN NEWSOM

Florida is the GOP’s biggest potential gerrymandering target, outside of Texas. Democrats currently hold 8 seats in the state’s House delegation, but a more efficient gerrymander could cut that number down to 4 or 5.

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Scoop: Third Way is circulating a memo, shared first with POLITICO Playbook, featuring a new black list of words Dems shouldn’t use.

If you missed Powell’s speech, that’s okay. He basically said nothing stops this train.

Someone should really really make sure that Gavin Newsom and Governor Gavin Newsom's press team sees this...lol.

“Authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran have begun ordering the confiscation of property and bank accounts belonging to members of the Baháʼí community, informing them of the action via text message” This is ultimately what happens when money is politicized

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With Texas Gov. Greg Abbott set to sign into law a new map, we are changing 5 race ratings #TX09: Solid D to Solid R #TX28: Lean D to Toss Up #TX32: Solid D to Solid R #TX34: Toss Up To Lean R #TX35: Solid D to Likely R cookpolitical.com/analysis/house…

Once the dust settles with California following Texas, and other expected state redistricting, the starting point could indeed be approximately: 🟥~220 GOP 🟦~207 Democrats 🟧~ 8 toss-ups

WSJ: Shawn Donahue, a political-science professor at the University at Buffalo, predicts Republicans would pick up 4 to 6 of House seats nationwide if a tit-for-tat redistricting fight were to break out. —— More than a dozen red states and three blue states meet the conditions to