{"id":595613,"date":"2023-10-26T17:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nc-republicans-pass-new-maps-that-could-flip-multiple-house-seats\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T17:00:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:00:53","slug":"nc-republicans-pass-new-maps-that-could-flip-multiple-house-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nc-republicans-pass-new-maps-that-could-flip-multiple-house-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"#NC Republicans pass new maps that could flip multiple House seats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/northcarolina_map_101923_AP.jpeg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>North Carolina Republicans have <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved new maps that could flip multiple House seats in their favor, drawing im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te ire from state Democrats. <\/p>\n<p>The GOP-led state Legislature <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/BillLookup\/2023\/sb%20758\">passed maps Wednesday<\/a> that alter the lines for North Carolina\u2019s 14 U.S. House seats, changes that could give Republicans a leg up in defending their House majority in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cNorth Carolina Republicans have just enacted one of the most gerrymandered maps in the country,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DemRedistrict\/status\/1717275956665020597?s=20\">the National Democratic Redistricting Committee<\/a> said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNC is a 50\/50 state \u2014 but you wouldn\u2019t know that from looking at the new maps \u2013 which cement an illegitimate advantage for the GOP. It\u2019s shameful &amp; undemocratic.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The Tar Heel State\u2019s congressional delegation is currently an even split between Democrats and Republicans in the House, but the new maps could help give Republicans the majority of the 14 seats. <\/p>\n<p>Former Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) announced Wednesday that he\u2019d end his bid for governor to make a run to represent North Carolina\u2019s 6th Congressional District after the new maps were approved.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-N.C.) called the maps <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffJacksonNC\/status\/1715024725771014461\">\u201ca brutal gerrymander\u201d<\/a> when they were unveiled last week. \u201cJust being honest: I\u2019m probably toast in Congress.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The North Carolina Supreme Court had previously struck down GOP-drawn maps, contending they went against the state constitution\u2019s barring of extensive partisan gerrymandering.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In April, the North Carolina Supreme Court overruled the previous decision, finding that claims of partisan gerrymandering are political questions that cannot be resolved by the state\u2019s courts.<\/p>\n<p>Under North Carolina law, the new maps aren\u2019t subject to a veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. However, they are likely to be the subject of lawsuits filed in the weeks ahead. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The GOP-led state Legislature passed maps Wednesday that alter the lines for North Carolina\u2019s 14 U.S. House seats, changes that could give Republicans a leg up in defending their House majority in 2024.\u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":595614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/northcarolina_map_101923_AP.jpeg?w=1280","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[135620,134344,146614,134353,10574,124783,146615,135768,68899,72969,139157,134345],"class_list":["post-595613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-135620","tag-administration","tag-congressional-maps","tag-court-battles","tag-education","tag-international","tag-jeff-jackson","tag-mark-walker","tag-nc","tag-north-carolina","tag-redistricting","tag-state-watch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=595613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/595614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=595613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=595613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=595613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}