Two analysts were stunned on Tuesday after Republicans seemed to be staring a "worst-case scenario" in the face as the 2026 midterm election approaches.
On Tuesday, a federal judge in the Southern District of Texas ordered Texas Republicans to throw out the election map they drew during a special session over the summer. The judge, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, ruled that the maps were illegally drawn using racially-based metrics.
At the same time, Republicans in Indiana have refused to go along with the Republican Party's mid-cycle redistricting game, which could cause the Republicans to lose even more seats than anticipated during the midterm.
Tim Miller, host of "The Bulwark Podcast," and Sam Stein, The Bulwark's managing editor, discussed the court's ruling during a new episode of "Bulwark Takes."
"The idea that we could have gone from Republicans creating an impenetrable map for themselves to like the Democrats now potentially gaining seats through this if this Texas court thing stays is an unbelievable turn of events in a short period of time," Miller said.
Stein also applauded the Indiana Republicans for standing up to Trump.
"There's also a real significance to the fact that four people did stand up to all the pressure and prevailed because it's just going to invite that type of behavior in the future," Stein said.
