POLITICO reports. “Democrats trying to counter President Donald Trump’s red-state gerrymander are facing a roadblock. Fifteen roadblocks, actually.

“That’s how many Democratic-led states have a political trifecta — the same setup that helped Texas Republicans push through new maps last month.

“But of those 15, only California has made a serious effort to respond in kind — and even that initiative may fail at the ballot box. Leaders in 14 other states with a Democratic governor and state legislature find themselves unable to move forward, hampered by reasons ranging from constitutional limitations, legal deadlines and maps that can’t be gerrymandered anymore. In perhaps an acknowledgment of these hurdles, Democrats have turned to the courts to try stopping Republican efforts.

“’It’s no doubt the case that it’s harder for Democrats to do this right now than Republicans,’ said All About Redistricting author and researcher Douglas Spencer, an expert in election law at the University of Colorado.”

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