Politicians Threaten To Deploy Favorite Dirty Weapon In Battle For 2026

Accusations of “hypocrisy” are to a politician as water is to a duck. Besides, there’s a more precise principle undergirding Democrat and Republican behavior alike. Party members approach politics as players on a team. With few exceptions, they proceed according to a simple test: Is it good for us? Is it bad for them? 

Enter: House Minority Leader and Democratic New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. In a recent CNN appearance, Jeffries warns of a Republican plan to “disenfranchise millions of voters … as part of a scheme to rig the midterm elections.” In the same interview, he vaunts a Democrat plan to “ensure that we maximize fairness in those jurisdictions.” The plans are (basically) identical. Both parties have pinned their hopes for the 2026 midterm elections on the somewhat classic procedural strategy known as “redistricting.” (RELATED: Democrats’ New Political Football Could Bench Their Top 2028 Contenders)