NY Gov. Will Gerrymander State For Dems – The Tuesday AM Quickie 8/5/25

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Today you’ll read about the New York Governor’s plan to thwart Republican redistricting, nukes on the moon, and how Vegas casino workers bet on solidarity and won.

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NY Gov. Will Gerrymander State For Democrats

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed Monday to redraw the state’s voting maps to favor Democrats in response to the Texas governor’s plan to do the opposite, the NYT reported. She stood with Texas lawmakers who left their state to block the Trump-backed gerrymandering plan and said the days of fair political maps are over.

“If Republicans are willing to rewrite these rules to give themselves an advantage, then they’re leaving us no choice; we must do the same,” she said, adding that she would do everything she could to help Democrats, including ending New York’s independent redistricting commission. Such a move would require an amendment to the State Constitution. “I’m tired of fighting this fight with my hand tied behind my back,” Ms. Hochul said. “With all due respect to the good government groups, politics is a political process.”