Top House Democrat vows to go 'all in' on 2028 gerrymandering push after Virginia setback

Source: CNN Politics

PUBLISHED May 8, 2026, 3:02 PM ET


Hours after House Democrats suffered a major political setback in Virginia, Hakeem Jeffries was defiant.

In an interview with CNN, the New York Democrat predicted his party would still win the US House of Representatives in November despite the GOP’s now-clear advantage in the nationwide redistricting fight — and then use its momentum to redraw more state maps in their favor in 2028.

“The unprecedented decision by the Virginia Supreme Court reinforces the need to go all in in advance of the 2028 election,” Jeffries said Friday afternoon, calling out roughly a half-dozen blue states that are under intense pressure to redraw congressional maps in favor of Democrats next cycle.

“It’s going to be incredibly important that states like New York, New Jersey, Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Maryland and Illinois are aggressive in moving forward to ensure that there’s a fair national map, particularly in light of what the Supreme Court’s attack on the Voting Rights Act has unleashed,” Jeffries said.

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