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Virginia is striking back immediately after the United States Supreme Court ruling,

where a six to three decision, the right-wing Supreme Court justices saying that Texas can do the

gerrymander to try to create more Republican seats in Texas. They want to create five Republican

congressional seats

there before the midterms. I do think that that may backfire on Texas, but you have Virginia

responding right away. The Senate president pro temporee Luis Lucas, she says, I've got something

in store for Texas. Well, what does she have in store for Texas?

She says, I will give a follow back to every person who I see tweet 10 to 1 tonight.

By the way, back on November 2nd, 2025, she said 10 to 1.

Remember when Republicans drew Virginia's congressional maps, so black people were packed into one district and said we should be grateful they gave our community this district.

Now they can have one district and see how much they love it. Not mince in words there.

And then we had the Virginia House Speaker, Speaker of the House of Delegates there, Don Scott last night, talking about how, you know, it's possible you do a 10 to one map right there for the congressional delegation. The current delegation is six Democrats, five Republicans. We'll see. I mean, you look at Donald Trump and the MAGA approval in Virginia right now.

The latest morning consult poll has Trump at negative 12% in Virginia, and that number just

gets lower each one we give.

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