00:02Virginia's redistricting fight is now a national battle over control of the House.
00:07The Associated Press called it Tuesday night, Virginia voters have approved a constitutional
00:12referendum that gives map-drawing power to the state's Democratic-controlled legislature.
00:18The move sidelines the state's independent commission through the 2030 election.
00:23If the new maps hold up in court, they could shift the state's House delegation from a six-to-five
00:29split to as much as a ten-to-one Democratic advantage.
00:33House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries celebrated the win, saying, quote,
00:38Democrats did not step back. We fought back. When they go low, we hit back hard.
00:43National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Richard Hudson said the result, quote,
00:48can't redraw reality, calling Virginia a purple state that shouldn't be defined by a partisan gerrymander.
00:55Former Governor Glenn Youngkin is now urging the state Supreme Court to step in, calling the vote
01:01a power grab. With Republicans holding a razor-thin majority in Washington, all eyes now shift to
01:07Florida, where Republicans are expected to launch their own redistricting move as early as next week.
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