
CNN Data Chief Flags Exactly How GOP Is Playing 'Hardball' Ahead Of Midterms
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Harry Enten said the proposal could "make all the difference in the world" for Republicans in next year's elections.
CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten on Thursday broke down how Texas Republicans’ new congressional redistricting proposal could prove to be a “huge difference” as they look to maintain control of the House of Representatives ahead of the midterms.
“They are playing hardball at this particular point. And right now it seems to me that Democrats are actually playing closer to Little League pee wee,” said Enten in a segment with CNN’s John Berman.
GOP lawmakers in the state shared their draft of a new congressional map Wednesday — a rare move to occur in the middle of a decade.
The new map, per the Texas Tribune, targets Democratic districts in the chamber and could result in five seats being flipped in the GOP’s favor in next year’s elections.
The proposed map in Texas — which could see changes before it makes its way to the desk of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) — falls in line with GOP efforts to gain House seats in other states.