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Brit Hume Flags Virginia Redistricting As More ‘Egregious’ Than Other States

Brit Hume Flags Virginia Redistricting As More ‘Egregious’ Than Other States (Screenshot/Fox News)

Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume on Monday criticized Virginia’s renewed redistricting efforts, saying aggressive map-drawing practices could distort electoral outcomes and potentially reshape control of Congress.

Virginia voters will decide Tuesday on a constitutional amendment to redraw the state’s congressional districts before the next census cycle, a change that could alter Virginia’s House delegation. Appearing on “Special Report with Bret Baier,” Hume pointed to national redistricting trends and said that the scope of ongoing efforts extends far beyond Virginia.

“So that’s what’s happening here. It is absolutely hardball politics, Bret, to be sure. Both parties are doing it,” Hume told host Bret Baier. “Virginia’s case is particularly egregious since it had set up a bipartisan commission to take it out of the hands of the politicians. And for this election, they want to put it back in their hands.”

Hume said that the process in Virginia reflects an attempt by political parties to secure electoral advantage by drawing favorable district lines rather than allowing voters to determine outcomes.

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“You could be looking at a sizable number of congressional seats that — who knows how the midterms are going to turn out — but that could swing the results of the majority,” Baier said.

“Well, you know, the saying that’s been made about this, and I think it’s correct, is that voters are supposed to choose the party they want to vote for. The parties are not supposed to choose the voters,” Hume responded. “When you redistrict like this in a situation where you gerrymander like mad, and this Virginia map is gerrymandered to a fairly well, that’s what effectively you’re doing. You’re just setting it up in such a way that you’re sure that you can win by the way you draw the districts.”

Virginia Democrats advanced the redistricting amendment through the state legislature, clearing the required approval steps in both chambers and sending the measure to voters for a final decision in a statewide referendum. The proposal now awaits approval at the ballot box, which will determine whether lawmakers can proceed with new congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms.

The push comes as part of a broader wave of mid-decade redistricting efforts in several states, with Virginia currently holding a 6–5 Democratic advantage that could widen depending on the final map.

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