Trump’s Redistricting Plan Was A ‘Complete And Utter Disaster’ — And The Fallout Isn’t Over

HuffPost · Paul Blumenthal · 2026-11-06 13:00 UTC

Republicans planned to rig the House map to hold onto their majority. Their plot went up in smoke.

President Donald Trump thought he had a brilliant plan to save his House Republican majority from his own growing unpopularity. His push for mid-decade redistricting to eliminate Democratic seats would give Republicans enough padding to sustain losses elsewhere and keep Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in power.

But this scheme collapsed Tuesday as a “blue tsunami” washed over these districts and destroyed Trump’s too-clever-by-half plans.

In short: “The Republican plan to gerrymander their way into holding onto power was a complete and utter disaster,” said John Bisognano, president of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee.

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