Obama Slams Texas GOP's Gerrymandering Plot As 'Power Grab'
Source: Huff Post
Aug 5, 2025, 09:37 PM EDT
Former President Barack Obama has called Texas Republicans’ plan to snag five more congressional seats through a Trump-backed, off-schedule redistricting design a “power grab.”
Amplifying a call for Texas Democrats to fight the voting map revamp in a Tuesday repost on X, Obama wrote, “We can’t lose focus on what matters – right now, Republicans in Texas are trying to gerrymander district lines to unfairly win five seats in next year’s midterm elections. This is a power grab that undermines our democracy.”
The Lone Star State’s legislature has been in limbo since a bloc of Democratic lawmakers traveled out of Texas on Sunday in an effort to stall a vote on the rare mid-decade redistricting scheme.
On Tuesday, Texas’ Republican Gov. Greg Abbott demanded that the state Supreme Court remove his state’s Democratic House minority leader, Rep. Gene Wu, from office so the vote could proceed.
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/obama-texas-redistricting-power-grab_n_68928bc6e4b0d3424bc41508
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We can’t lose focus on what matters – right now, Republicans in Texas are trying to gerrymander district lines to unfairly win five seats in next year’s midterm elections. This is a power grab that undermines our democracy.
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Texas: Your vote matters—and so does your map. And right now, power-hungry politicians are trying to gerrymander it to silence your voices. Join @RedistrictFdn for a virtual event to learn how redistricting shapes your vote—and how you can take action.
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