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Democratic Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries unloaded on Republicans Monday, saying they “completed eff’d up in Texas,” accusing the GOP of overreaching on redistricting and predicting they are going to fall properly wanting flipping 5 congressional seats.
Throughout a information convention on the U.S. Capitol, Jeffries was requested a few current Texas state senate race during which a Democrat flipped a seat in a district President Donald Trump carried in 2020. Jeffries was additionally pressed on whether or not Democrats might win 4 of the 5 redistricted congressional seats in Texas.
“Sure, Republicans completed eff’d up in Texas, they usually realize it,” Jeffries stated. “We knew it months in the past, and it’s due to a wide range of causes.”
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Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries slammed Republicans over Texas redistricting, predicting the GOP will battle to flip seats forward of 2026. (FOX Information)
Jeffries argued Republicans have been by no means positioned to realize 5 seats however as an alternative created a state of affairs during which they tried to take seats from Democrats, believing there could be no response.
“California responded decisively, and we are going to decide up 5 seats on account of Prop. 50,” he stated, referring to a California poll measure that reshaped redistricting guidelines and boosted Democratic possibilities in a number of congressional districts.Â
“It stays to be seen what occurs in Texas, however I can assure you they received’t win 5 seats,” Jeffries continued. “They’re going to battle to win three primarily based on 2024 efficiency alone.”
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a “Sure On Prop 50” volunteer occasion on the LA Conference Middle in Los Angeles. (Getty Photos)
Democrats scored one other win Saturday when Taylor Rehmet captured a Texas state senate seat in a district lengthy dominated by Republicans. Rehmet, a labor union chief and Air Drive veteran, defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss within the Fort Price-area district.
Jeffries praised Rehmet’s marketing campaign, calling the victory decisive.
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Sen. Phil King, T-Texas, shows a map throughout a Particular Committee on Congressional Redistricting public testimony listening to on Aug. 7, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Photos)
“It was a shellacking for Republicans in Texas that even caught Ron DeSantis’ consideration,” Jeffries stated. “They’ll’t ignore it. Republicans have been shedding elections, and Democrats have been successful elections since January of final 12 months.”
Fox Information Digital has reached out to the Republican Celebration of Texas for remark.
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The Texas redistricting combat is a part of a broader nationwide battle for management of the Home forward of the 2026 midterm elections, with related clashes unfolding in Virginia, North Carolina and California as each events jockey for seats that would in the end decide the bulk.
