Congressional Redistricting Map Passes

HELLO, I'M JENNIFER CRAWFORD. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. FLORIDA. LAWMAKERS IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE HAVE APPROVED. GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS SAYS PROPOSAL TO REDRAW FLORIDA'S CONGRESSIONAL MAPS FOLLOWING 2 SEPARATE DEBATES. THE HOUSE VOTED 83 TO 28 AND THE SENATE VOTED 21 TO 17 IN FAVOR OF THE NEW MAPS. HOUSE DEMOCRATS ACCUSE REPUBLICANS OF GERRYMANDERING TO GAIN ADVANTAGE IN THE UPCOMING MIDTERM ELECTIONS. REPUBLICANS HOLD 20 OF THE STATE'S 28 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. THE NEW MAP SANTA AT 4 REPUBLICAN LEANING SEATS BY SLIPPING 4 OF THE SEATS CURRENTLY HELD BY DEMOCRATS AND OUR STATE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE INNING TO CHANGE CONGRESSIONAL MAPS LEADING UP TO THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS. WHILE THE TALK IN FLORIDA HAS FOCUSED ON THE POSSIBILITY OF PICKING UP MORE REPUBLICAN LED COUNTIES. MARISA, DO HANEY SHOWS US HOW IN ONE STATE THERE'S A POSSIBLE NEW MAP SWINGING RED TO BLUE. >> VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT IS DECIDING ON A CASE THAT CARRIES HIGH STAKES FOR THE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE U.S. HOUSE. JUDGES HEARD ORAL ARGUMENTS MONDAY ON WHETHER A VOTER APPROVED REDISTRICTING AMENDMENT COMPLIED WITH THE STATE'S CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS. THE NEW DISTRICTS WHICH COULD NET DEMOCRATS FOR ADDITIONAL SEATS. ONE NARROW VOTER APPROVAL LAST WEEK, BUT A REPUBLICAN CHALLENGE TO THE MAT CONTENDS THAT THE DEMOCRATIC LEAD GENERAL ASSEMBLY VIOLATED PROCEDURAL RULES BY PLACING THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BEFORE VOTERS TO AUTHORIZE THE MID-DECADE REDISTRICTING. IF THE COURT AGREES THAT LAWMAKERS BROKE THE RULES, IT COULD INVALIDATE THE AMENDMENT AND RENDER LAST WEEK'S VOTE MEANINGLESS. >> WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE COURT'S RULING. WE THINK AFTER LISTENING TO THE ORAL ARGUMENTS AND CERTAINLY LOOKING AT THE BREEZE, THE LAW'S VERY CLEAR THE CONSTITUTION WAS NOT FOLLOWED. AND WE HOPE THAT THE COURT WILL RULE AVOID LIKE OVER 2 MILLION PEOPLE VOTED. >> IN FAVOR TO RATIFY THIS PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT LAST TUESDAY IN THE CHALLENGERS ARE ASKING YOU TO OVERTURN THE DEMOCRATIC RESULT. AND SO I THINK THE JUSTICES ARE APPROPRIATELY INTERESTED IN SCRUTINIZING THOSE ARGUMENTS VERY CAREFULLY. IT'S THE LATEST IN A NATIONAL REDISTRICTING BATTLE BETWEEN REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS SEEKING AN ADVANTAGE IN THE NOVEMBER MIDTERM ELECTION AND WILL HELP DETERMINE WHETHER REPUBLICANS MAINTAIN THEIR NARROW MAJORITY IN THE U.S. HOUSE. >> LAST SUMMER, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP URGED TEXAS REPUBLICANS TO REDRAW DISTRICTS TO THEIR FAVOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO WIN SEVERAL ADDITIONAL HOUSE