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What would it take for you to kill a long-held dream in the most cynical way possible?

For Democrats, it’s the prospect of two more years of an unchecked Donald Trump.

The president is pushing a plan this summer that would tilt the all-important 2026 midterm elections in Republicans’ favor. Specifically, he’s ordering Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to tip five more House seats to the GOP. This is an emergency for Democrats, and for democracy. The House is narrowly divided, and Republicans adding five relatively easy wins would go a long way toward Trump keeping Congress under his thumb for the duration of his presidency—sinking Democra

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