Virginia Voters Deadlocked on Redistricting

0:00On April 4th, a fresh Washington Post poll out of Virginia shows voters dead even on shaking up the congressional maps with 52% in. Favor and 47% against just ahead of the April 21st referendum. Early voting is already rolling and passing this could hand Democrats four more seats, flipping the delegation from six DEMs and five Republicans too. Ten DEM leaning districts and just one for the GOP. Republicans are fired up to show up, with 85% of them and leaners saying they'll vote, compared to 77% for Democrats. That's a motivation edge that could tighten things up. Democrats are pitching this as payback for Republican states' gerrymandering under Trump to hold the House. Republicans fire back that is northern Virginia Liberals hijacking the rest of the state. Keep in mind, voters here are already backed an independent redistricting setup years ago to kill gerrymandering for good. Poll experts like Mark Rosel from George Mason say don't sleep on it.

1:00The race looks closer than the numbers because opponents are way outspin, but hanging tough. Plus, 76% of voters are locked in to cast ballots, matching last year's governor race hype. And there's a wild card. The Virginia Supreme Court still hasn't ruled if this mid-decade redo is even legal, so the vote might get tossed. All eyes stay glued as we head into crunch time. Stay informed, with US News Today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with The Story.