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For months, Democrats have been urging their party to play more hardball in fighting back against President Donald Trump’s power grabs.

Texas Democrats have now taken that cue in a big way. Dozens of their state legislators have left the state to try and prevent Republicans from enacting a brazen new gerrymander of the state’s congressional map. The GOP’s attempted mid-decade redistricting, which is historically rare , could help it flip five seats in the 2026 midterms and make it harder for Democrats to win the House.

The walkout sets up a potentially protracted showdown and comes amid growing signs of a gerrymandering arms race .

So how might this walkout tactic play?

On a practical level, walkouts like this, which we’ve seen

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