Things have gone from a joyous celebration to an incredibly bleak state on the left in record time. After beginning the mid-decade redistricting battle years ago, Democrats were convinced they had outmaneuvered the GOP response in Texas with the passage of a 10-1 map in Virginia, eliminating four Republican seats in the otherwise purple state.
Obnoxious State Sen. Louise Lucas (D-VA), who was more recently raided by the FBI and is under investigation for corruption, led that fight. Here was a bit of her arrogance.
Thinking of some new plates for my Hummer… pic.twitter.com/6bHMVxyFY0
— L. Louise Lucas (@SenLouiseLucas) October 30, 2025
Incredible pic.twitter.com/EhWXLuNwbv
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) May 8, 2026
At the end of April, though, things began to shift. The Supreme Court handed down a ruling invalidating Louisiana's racially gerrymandered map, which had been drawn after Democrats sued to create a second majority-black district. As has so often been the case, left-wing lawfare backfired big time.
See: Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map in Major Voting Rights Decision
Then the hammer dropped. On Friday, the Supreme Court of Virginia nuked the Democrat referendum that led to the passage of the 10-1 map, holding that it violated the state's constitution. With that came the end of the road. While a desperate appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States is being made, it's fairly obvious they don't have jurisdiction, nor would you expect them to rule in the Democrats' favor anyway. Depending on how far the electorate swings in November, it may not save House Republicans, but they at least now have a fighting chance of holding onto the majority.
Naturally, the crash out has been epic. Newly minted left-wing darling Hasan Piker threatened violent revolution, while CNN hosts like Abby Phillip tried their best to hide their rage. Let's just say she wasn't successful.
“We are in the depths of hell” Abby Philip has an EPIC meltdown on CNN NewsNight in the wake of the Virginia Supreme Court ruling that the Democrats’ gerrymandering was unconstitutional.
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) May 9, 2026
“America's redistricting battles just became a full-fledged war. Democrats are vowing to go… pic.twitter.com/uQ8qLNc4eq
Oddly enough, Phillip had none of this concern when Virginia passed that 10-1 map, which was clearly a step further than anything Republicans had done in Texas or elsewhere. She also didn't seem too worried about "representation" when it was rural voters being screwed over, so Democrats could racially gerrymander to their benefit. The moment the advantage changed hands, though, she was suddenly deeply upset. Very convenient.
The flailing didn't stop there. Others demanded, either directly or indirectly, that Virginia Democrats enforce the illegal, struck-down map anyway and elect representatives under it.
Spanberger should pull a DeSantis and ram through the map.
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) May 8, 2026
If Republicans can do it - and without the public vote - why not the rest of us?
Let’s be clear: If this standard applies in Virginia, it should apply in Florida too.
— Katherine Clark (@TeamKClark) May 8, 2026
Two different standards for democracy is not justice. https://t.co/SsAdJupxfq
I've never seen people so incapable of understanding that actions have consequences. Almost every political escalation can be traced back to Democrat overreach. Whether it's suing over everything, leading to precedents that ultimately blow up in their faces, or eliminating the filibuster for judges, paving the way for Trump to get three Supreme Court justices through, they just can't seem to grasp that sometimes it's better to not keep pushing the envelope. All the left knows is barrelling forward, whether there's a brick wall in their way or not.
So let me explain this plainly. The proposed remedies for their defeats, from stacking the Supreme Court to using illegal maps in Virginia, would only destroy the very institutions they are trying to take over. Does anyone think Republicans would sit idly by while Democrats seat illegally elected representatives in the House? Or that a Republican governor would ever listen to a ruling from a Supreme Court that was expanded and stacked by Democrats in third-world fashion? That would be the end.
Democrats have a choice. They can accept that they don't get to do illegal things and stack courts that rule against them, or they can tear the country apart, and I don't say that lightly. I'm usually pretty dismissive of such rhetoric, but some lines can't be crossed with any reasonable expectation of acceptance. Perhaps that's what they want, though? That's the scariest part to ponder.
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