New York Governor Kathy Hochul and her fellow Albany Democrats have been quietly working on a strategy to shake up the state's electoral landscape, and a landmark Supreme Court ruling may have given them the green light. The court's decision effectively paved the way for states to redraw their congressional district maps, potentially giving Democrats a significant advantage in the state's electoral politics. By exploiting this loophole, Hochul and her allies aim to reform the state constitution's ban on partisan gerrymandering, a practice that has long been used to manipulate voting districts for political gain. The move could have far-reaching implications for New York's electoral map and potentially alter the balance of power in the state's congressional delegation.
Hochul and other Albany Democrats used a landmark Supreme Court ruling to turbocharge their dream strategy: "reforming" the state constitution's ban on partisan gerrymandering.
