{"id":21618,"date":"2025-09-10T21:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T21:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=21618"},"modified":"2025-09-10T21:00:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T21:00:50","slug":"texas-voters-including-republicans-oppose-trumps-gerrymander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=21618","title":{"rendered":"Texas Voters, Including Republicans, Oppose Trump&#8217;s Gerrymander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><strong>PoliticusUSA is your various to billionaire-run, knee-bending company media. Please assist us by turning into a subscriber.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!TsG6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f9c3579-648e-4659-a7c2-1a0b24e22f96_786x483.png\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!TsG6!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f9c3579-648e-4659-a7c2-1a0b24e22f96_786x483.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!TsG6!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f9c3579-648e-4659-a7c2-1a0b24e22f96_786x483.png 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!TsG6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f9c3579-648e-4659-a7c2-1a0b24e22f96_786x483.png 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!TsG6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f9c3579-648e-4659-a7c2-1a0b24e22f96_786x483.png 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!TsG6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f9c3579-648e-4659-a7c2-1a0b24e22f96_786x483.png\" width=\"786\" height=\"483\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/3f9c3579-648e-4659-a7c2-1a0b24e22f96_786x483.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:483,&quot;width&quot;:786,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:484585,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.politicususa.com\/i\/173286087?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f9c3579-648e-4659-a7c2-1a0b24e22f96_786x483.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!TsG6!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f9c3579-648e-4659-a7c2-1a0b24e22f96_786x483.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!TsG6!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f9c3579-648e-4659-a7c2-1a0b24e22f96_786x483.png 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!TsG6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f9c3579-648e-4659-a7c2-1a0b24e22f96_786x483.png 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!TsG6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f9c3579-648e-4659-a7c2-1a0b24e22f96_786x483.png 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A brand new ballot commissioned by Widespread Trigger discovered that Trump could have led Texas Republicans into an enormous mistake that has angered the state\u2019s voters. Widespread Trigger commissioned a ballot of over 2,000 Texas voters that requested about gerrymandering, and the latest Republican mid-decade gerrymandering of the state on the urging of Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p><span>The highlights from<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/250530_CommonCause_ALL-TOPLINES.pdf\" rel=\"\"> the poll<\/a><span> may very well be some unhealthy information for Republicans:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><em>An amazing majority of voters in Texas (74%) assist impartial commissions made up of abnormal residents to attract district traces as an alternative of state lawmakers. This contains assist from 68% of Republican voters, 77% of impartial voters, and 67% of Donald Trump voters.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congressional consultants solely put three of the 5 seats that Republicans gerrymandered as prone to flip to the GOP. The opposite two are swing districts that Democrats may preserve, so it is rather doable that Texas Republicans alienated voters within the state and gained\u2019t get the 5 seats that they redrew the map to acquire.<\/p>\n<p>Voters don\u2019t like gerrymandering. Voters don\u2019t need gerrymandering, and in Texas, Republicans may find yourself paying a extreme value within the 2026 election for his or her actions. <\/p>\n<p>The Texas gerrymander depends on Hispanics persevering with to assist Trump, however Trump\u2019s approval ranking has plummeted with Hispanic voters. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politicususa.com\/p\/the-trump-texas-gerrymander-is-backfiring?r=f805&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=false\" rel=\"\">The gerrymandering could backfire <\/a><span>in Texas, and if it does, Republicans will solely have Donald Trump guilty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you concentrate on the Texas gerrymander ballot? Share your ideas within the feedback beneath.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-attrs=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.politicususa.com\/p\/texas-voters-including-republicans\/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}\" data-component-name=\"ButtonCreateButton\" class=\"button-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politicususa.com\/p\/texas-voters-including-republicans\/comments\" rel=\"\" class=\"button primary\"><span>Leave a comment<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politicususa.com\/p\/texas-voters-including-republicans\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PoliticusUSA is your various to billionaire-run, knee-bending company media. Please assist us by turning into a subscriber. A brand new ballot commissioned by Widespread Trigger discovered that Trump could have led Texas Republicans into an enormous mistake that has angered the state\u2019s voters. 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