On Gerrymandering, Sen. Chris Murphy Claims Democrats Respect Norms And Stay 'Inside The Box'

Posted • August 7, 2025: As Texas House Democrats hide out in Illinois and New York to deny a quorum to the Republicans, the people of X are posting the maps of Democrat states. As we reported, Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts claimed Texas Republicans were trying to rig the election with gerrymandering, not mentioning that her state has zero Republican seats. Gov. Maura Healey also announced that Massachusetts needed to be gerrymandered to remove all Republican districts, knowing full well that her state's map is 9-0 blue. Sen. Elissa Slotkin said that blue states like California and Illinois need to "go nuclear" with redistricting, even though those states are already highly gerrymandered in favor of the Democrats. Sen. Chris Murphy agrees, saying that Democrats need to redraw congressional districts in states they control, NO DOUBT. (We also appreciate that Murphy got the "masculine" memo and grew a beard just like Rep. Eric Swalwell and Pete Buttigieg.)

Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT: “Democracies die when the regime ignores the norms and operates outside the box, while the opposition respects norms and stays inside the box. If Republicans redraw congressional districts in states they control, then Democrats need to do the same in states we control. NO DOUBT.” —— You can’t. Why? You already did it. Gaslighting the public won’t change that. Yeah, because the Biden administration was all about respecting the norms. “This is a terrible thing that we are also going to do.” Democracies die if red states redraw their maps, so why does he want Democrats to do the same? Won't that kill democracy? You already have. Some of the most gerrymandered states in America are Democrat run states. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GxoTwukWQAAgP2g?format=jpg&name=900x900 —— Strangely, Chris didn't label NY state's mid-decade gerrymander as operating outside norms… How to turn a red district blue…… remember CT 5? I do……. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GxoUx5ZW4AAc-f7?format=jpg&name=medium (…)

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