Friday, August 8, 2025 - Elections: Texas GOP extreme gerrymandering scheme

PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! Original airdate 8-4-2025. Texas Democrats fled the state to deny Texas Republicans a quorum to ram through a mid-decade re-gerrymandering of U.S. House maps to steal five seats from Democratic-leaning voters. Recent developments indicate the corrupted, activist Republican U.S. Supreme Court majority is ready to help Republicans rig the 2026 midterm elections. Democratic governors are investigating avenues to respond in kind to Republicans' gerrymandering scheme, like CA's Democratic Gov. Newsom, but it's complicated. Callers weigh in.