The Virginia Supreme Court threw out the state’s new congressional map, striking a massive blow to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ quest to draw more blue seats nationwide and win a majority in November.
The new map – narrowly approved by Virginia voters in a high-stakes April 21 referendum – would’ve likely given Democrats as many as four seats. Now that opportunity is gone. Democrats still have a chance to win at least two of those seats in a midterm election expected to be favorable to them. More on that in a second.
