Democrats’ hold on the House majority had been growing more tenuous after a spring full of political setbacks. Then came the New York state Court of Appeals.
The state’s highest court struck down Democrats’ most effective gerrymander in a shocking ruling Wednesday, scuttling a map that would have likely netted the party 22 of New York’s 26 seats in an election when they desperately needed every one of them.
The decision has incensed Democrats across the country — particularly since it was delivered by judges appointed by their own party’s governors. Not only does it deprive Democrats of one of their best advantages in an ominous midterm cycle,
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