SEATTLE – An aggressive push by Donald Trump to create safe Republican constituencies through “extreme gerrymandering” could end up badly backfiring, experts say, and even help Democrats win the House of Representatives next year.

Republicans control the House but only very narrowly, holding 219 seats compared with 212 for Democrats.

Against the backdrop of a low approval rating , the signing into law of a controversial bill that takes away healthcare from millions of Americans, and  the fact the party out of power tends to do better in “off-year” elections, Trump has demanded that Texas redraw its congressional map in a manner that would would create five seats in areas currently held by Democrats, but which the Republicans hope to win.

“We are entitled to five more seats,” Tru

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