JD Vance vows to fight aggressive Democrats' ‘dirty tricks'
Vance is calling for the census to be redone so the Republicans can redraw districts to make the congressional apportionment 'fairer'.
US President Donald Trump ignited a redistricting feud when he urged Texas Republicans to set new lines ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Vance said if the census were redone, the US would have ten additional republican seats and nine fewer Democrat seats.
The vice president then accused the Democrats of having institutional control of the US for the past 40 years.
Vance then slammed the Democrats for 'fighting dirty' and trying to 'rig the game' against Republicans.
Republicans are looking to redistrict in states including Texas, Ohio, Florida, Indiana, and Missouri.
In response, Democrats may redistrict prominent blue states like New York, New Jersey and California to combat the Republicans.
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