OAKLAND, Calif. – Court-ordered redistricting and high-profile primary races are reshuffling the political landscape across the country, with potential consequences for both parties heading into the midterm elections.
Democrats suffer blows
The backstory:
Recent legal setbacks have put Democrats on defense.
The Virginia Supreme Court struck down a congressional map that Democrats had drawn in their favor, despite voter approval of the plan.
Days later, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that congressional districts in several southern states were unconstitutional and ordered them redrawn — a decision that could allow Republicans to redraw maps
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