{"id":67163,"date":"2025-08-21T14:28:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T21:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=67163"},"modified":"2025-08-21T14:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T21:28:21","slug":"ted-cruz-tries-to-smear-democrats-for-the-most-egregious-gerrymanders-but-fails-egregiously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=67163","title":{"rendered":"Ted Cruz Tries to Smear Democrats for the &#8216;Most Egregious Gerrymanders&#8217; but Fails Egregiously"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom has been engaged in a fierce battle with Republicans who are plotting to steal the upcoming elections in 2026 and 2028. The GOP is scheming to rig the elections by imposing an unprecedented and unconstitutional mid-census redistricting in Texas and other red states at the behest of Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Ted Cruz Tries to Smear Democrats for the 'Most Egregious Gerrymanders' but Fails Egregiously%0D&#038;url=https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=67163\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to post this article on Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/intent\/compose?text=Ted Cruz Tries to Smear Democrats for the 'Most Egregious Gerrymanders' but Fails Egregiously%20https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=67163\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to post on Bluesky<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Trump\/cruz-trump-baby-.jpg\" alt=\"Ted Cruz, Donald Trump\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39021\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To counter those moves by the GOP, Newsom is proposing that blue states like California do the same, unless the Republicans back off. In response to Newsom&#8217;s efforts, Republicans have tried to justify their election rigging by accusing Democrats of what the GOP is doing. It&#8217;s a wholly disingenuous argument coming from the people who started this redistricting war.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE THIS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=66727\" target=\"_blank\">Gavin Newsom Floats Redistricting in California to Counteract the Texas Plan to Gerrymander<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Among the Republicans who are trying to blame Democrats for the current political posturing is Texas senator Ted Cruz, who has made political posturing an art form. He posted a question on Twitter\/X for Elon Musk&#8217;s AI bot, Grok, asking it to <em>&#8220;Examine states with six or more congressional seats. Compile a list of the five most egregious gerrymanders.&#8221;<\/em> Grok replied that it was both parties with Democrats being three out of the five&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Based on 2024 House results for states with 6+ seats, using raw statewide vote shares, the five largest deltas (% seats &#8211; % vote for benefiting party):<\/p>\n<p>1. Illinois: 29% (Democrats, 82% seats vs. 53% vote)<br \/>2. Maryland: 27% (Democrats, 88% seats vs. 61% vote)<br \/>3. Tennessee: 26%\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grok (@grok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grok\/status\/1958538506038657371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>That response didn&#8217;t really affirm that Democrats were more nefarious gerrymanderers, as Cruz had hoped. But neither was it a vindication of either party. So it seemed like it would be a good idea to expand the list beyond merely five states. And that produced a very different result&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Based on 2024 election data from diverse sources, here&#39;s an expanded list of the 10 most egregious gerrymanders in states with 6+ seats (ranked by largest delta of % seats vs % statewide House vote for benefiting party):<\/p>\n<p>1. Illinois (D, +28%)<br \/>2. South Carolina (R, +27%)<br \/>3.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grok (@grok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grok\/status\/1958597994783416418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The longer list shows that Republicans were the most egregious gerrymanderers in seven out of the top ten states. So Cruz was either deliberately distorting the results by limiting his question to five states, or he simply didn&#8217;t care to get a broader, more accurate view.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s typical of the modern, MAGA-infested Republican Party. They are purposefully seeking to deceive voters because they know that the truth will reflect badly on them. As Stephen Colbert once observed, <em>&#8220;Reality has a well known liberal bias.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This was confirmed last night by Fox News hack Sean Hannity, who <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1958342608838951064\" target=\"_blank\">complained about Newsom<\/a><\/strong> <em>&#8220;spen[ding] the last several weeks bashing president Trump over the Texas redistricting fight while threatening to gerrymander his own state even more.&#8221;<\/em> Hannity pretended to be concerned about whether this was helping or hurting Democrats. He concluded that it was hurting Newsom, despite polls showing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/gavin-newsom-kamala-harris-2028-poll-democratic-president-2116193\" target=\"_blank\">Newsom&#8217;s approval rating surging<\/a><\/strong> since he began his redistricting fight and his <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovPressOffice\" target=\"_blank\">hilarious, all-caps mockery<\/a><\/strong> of Trump&#8217;s Truth Social posts.<\/p>\n<p>For good measure, Hannity also offered up his opinion of Newsom&#8217;s recent, more aggressive politicking. He criticized Newsom saying that his <em>&#8220;performative confrontational style\u2014maybe it wins you points with the loony radical base in your party but America is not going to vote for that record.&#8221;<\/em> Does that description sound like anyone else you know?<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">R U KIDDING ME? ???<\/p>\n<p>Fox News hack Hannity&#39;s description of &quot;A performative confrontational style&quot; that &quot;wins you points with the loony radical base in your party&quot; is a perfect description of Donald Trump &#8211; and his party. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/86MO7JE0Qs\">https:\/\/t.co\/86MO7JE0Qs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; News Corpse (@NewsCorpse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsCorpse\/status\/1958460513630982211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED STORIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=67067\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Deploys ICE Thugs to Gavin Newsom\u2019s Press Conference in an \u2018In Your Face\u2019 Show of Force<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=66973\" target=\"_blank\">Wannabe Dictator Trump Orders a New Census to Rig Upcoming Elections, Violating the Constitution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=66470\" target=\"_blank\">Herr Trump Calls for Gov. 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The GOP is scheming to rig the elections by imposing an unprecedented and unconstitutional mid-census redistricting in Texas and other red states at the behest of Donald Trump. 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