Dems Erupt as Republicans Will Add Another House Seat In Redistricting Fight

North Carolina Sen. Ralph Hise, a Republican involved in overseeing the redistricting process, emphasized the high stakes of the effort in blunt terms.

Advertisement “The motivation behind this redraw is simple and singular: draw a new map that will bring an additional Republican seat to the congressional delegation,” he said.

If Democrats take control of the House, they will “torpedo President Trump’s agenda,” Hise noted further, per CNN

State lawmakers convened their first public meeting on the new congressional map Monday morning and approved the proposal in the state Senate the following day, despite strong opposition from Democrats and protesters who gathered at the Capitol in Raleigh.