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"Obama, Holder to lead
post-Trump redistricting campaign
The former attorney
general heads up a new Democratic effort to challenge the GOP's
supremacy in state legislatures and the U.S. House.
As Democrats aim to
capitalize on this year’s Republican turmoil and start building
back their own decimated bench, former Attorney General Eric Holder
will chair a new umbrella group focused on redistricting reform —
with the aim of taking on the gerrymandering that’s left the party
behind in statehouses and made winning a House majority far more
difficult.
The new group, called the
National Democratic Redistricting Committee, was developed in close
consultation with the White House. President Barack Obama himself has
now identified the group — which will coordinate campaign strategy,
direct fundraising, organize ballot initiatives and put together
legal challenges to state redistricting maps — as the main focus of
his political activity once he leaves office.
Though initial plans to be
active in this year’s elections fell short, the group has been
incorporated as a 527, with Democratic Governors Association
executive director Elisabeth Pearson as its president and House
Majority PAC executive director Ali Lapp as its vice president.
They’ve been pitching donors and aiming to put together its first
phase action plan for December, moving first in the Virginia and New
Jersey state elections next year and with an eye toward coordination
across gubernatorial, state legislative and House races going into
the 2018 midterms.
“American voters deserve
fair maps that represent our diverse communities — and we need a
coordinated strategy to make that happen,” Holder said. “This
unprecedented new effort will ensure Democrats have a seat at the
table to create fairer maps after 2020." … “
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