Published 7:16 am Thursday, May 14, 2026

The redistricting arms race now roiling American politics was not merely predictable, but inevitable. It began the moment President Donald Trump picked up the phone last year to demand that Missouri, Texas and other red states gerrymander their congressional districts mid-decade to give Republicans an advantage in the upcoming midterms. Some Democratic-held states have responded in kind.

The result is that in much of America this November, voters won’t be allowed to choose their politicians; the politicians are instead choosing their voters.…