Except ... they can't actually "retaliate" ... because those Democrat-run states are ALREADY gerrymandered - in favor of Democrats.
Ya just can't make up this kind of stupid, hypocritical nonsense!
So, Democrats in CA, NY, IL, etc. are threatening to re-gerrymander their gerry-gerry-gerrymandered districts in a duplicitous attempt to offset the increased (because of increased population) number of House Representatives appending to very-RED Texas.
BWHA HA HA HA HA HA!!! New York's last attempt at gerrymandering its congressional districts back in 2022 was SOOOOOOOOO blatantly unconstitutional that even New York's own Court of Appeals rejected it and laughed it out of court!
Scott Jennings Listed Highly Gerrymandered Dem-Run States and a Journo Explained Why That's 'D'ifferent
http://twitchy.com/dougp/2025/08/06/scott-jennings-lists-highly-gerrymandered-dem-run-states-and-a-journo-literally-says-thats-different-n2416831
The running joke is that whenever somebody in the lib media or Democrat politicians are confronted with the Left's hypocrisy on any number of issues, the response is essentially an explanation of why "that's 'D'ifferent."
Scott Jennings had another CNN appearance during which he expertly shot down some Democrat narratives and talking points, but one contributor, whose X bio also says is a "distinguished journalist," did that very thing during a segment yesterday.
The Dems are having fits about the possibility that the Texas GOP will redraw the congressional map there, and so in an attempt to stall that effort they fled to the heavily gerrymandered state of Illinois.
Jennings pointed out other heavily gerrymandered states that the Dems run and the journalist, Maria Hinojosa, didn't think that was nearly as problematic as when the GOP does it:
Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) ~ This exchange just about sums up the entire Democrat gaslighting campaign on redistricting:
JENNINGS: Are you also going to argue that they‘re rigging the election in Dem states or just in Texas? *rattles off list of highly gerrymandered Dem states* —
HINOJOSA: That’s different. I don’t agree with it. But they still need to do it!
LMAO.
Democrats somehow want you to believe the practices they’ve relentlessly engaged in never happened, and that they really just want fair/non-partisan maps — but gosh darn it the mean ol’ Republicans in TX are forcing them to hold their nose and do some gerrymandering.
Video ~ http://x.com/i/status/1953115322195866103
OH ... that's (D)ifferent! ROTFLAMO! Just the typical dismissive Democrat response ...

Well, there it is!
Kurt Nimphius' Hair (@Hcp1Hcp) ~ Literally using "that's (D)ifferent" in a live argument on TV. You can't make this up.
Well, she's a brainless c*nt who knows she has absolutely no winning argument, so ...
Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) ~ “They did the rigging the right way!
And of course the "right" way to much of the media is the "left" way.

sandy (@3Sandy7_) ~ It’s (D)ifferent when we do it.

Rob (@lib_taser) ~ Gerrymandering for me but not for thee! For the Democrats, it’s always (D)ifferent when they (D)o it.
They couldn't be more predictable.
Or more dishonest and hypocritical.