{"id":743,"date":"2026-04-23T16:45:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/is.imsb.info\/?p=743"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:45:26","slug":"rigged-the-ballot-question-mike-johnson-as-virginia-votes-for-congressional-map-favoring-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/is.imsb.info\/?p=743","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Rigged the ballot question&#8217;: Mike Johnson as Virginia votes for congressional map favoring Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The result &#8220;only proves how egregious Democrats&#8217; gerrymander is in a state,&#8221; Speaker Johnson said<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-745\" src=\"http:\/\/is.imsb.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LM12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/is.imsb.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LM12.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/is.imsb.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LM12-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/is.imsb.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LM12-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/is.imsb.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LM12-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/is.imsb.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LM12-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>U.S House Speaker Mike Johnson lambasted Democrats on Tuesday in a post on X, as he claimed that the blue party was breaking the law, waging warfare, and disenfranchising millions of voters so that they could &#8220;force their radical, unwanted agenda down the throats of every American.&#8221; The Speaker\u2019s comments come after voters in Virginia voted in favor of a new congressional map, which would give Democrats a huge advantage in the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed one of the most extreme political gerrymanders of the year by\u00a0CNN, the redrawing of Virginia&#8217;s congressional map would lock out Republicans entirely, as Democrats would gain control of 10 of the state&#8217;s 11 districts. &#8220;Tonight&#8217;s result only proves how egregious Democrats&#8217; gerrymander is in a state where almost half of voters (46%) backed President Trump!\u201d Speaker Johnson wrote, adding, &#8220;That is why Democrats relied on rigging the ballot question in order to win. We fought this effort with money, manpower, and in the courts &#8211; and those fights will continue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Johnson also cited the Democrats&#8217; redistricting of New York mid-cycle in 2024. He claimed that Democrats would &#8220;throw open our borders, let crime run rampant in our streets, project weakness on the world stage, make life more expensive for every family, and flood our elections with non-citizens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have once again shown how far they will go to break the law, \u201cwage warfare,\u201d and disenfranchise millions of voters in order to force their radical, unwanted agenda down the throats of every American.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s result only proves how egregious Democrats&#8217; gerrymander is\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Johnson (@MikeJohnson)\u00a0April 22, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Johnson ended the post with a rallying cry for Republicans, claiming that the GOP would emerge victorious in the midterms. Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, however, disagrees. In a recent interview with MS Now, Spanberger said that President Trump&#8217;s &#8220;poor leadership&#8221; and the &#8220;chaos that he&#8217;s created&#8221; would propel a blue wave, which would see Democrats in control of the House next year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-744\" src=\"http:\/\/is.imsb.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LK33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/is.imsb.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LK33.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/is.imsb.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LK33-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/is.imsb.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LK33-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/is.imsb.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LK33-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/is.imsb.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LK33-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe that there will be yet another wave election because people recognize the broken promises and lies coming out of this White House,&#8221; she said. Spanberger also claimed that the President &#8220;ordered states to draw more Republican seats in Congress because he knows he cannot win with his record.&#8221; Spanberger also attacked the campaign launched against the redistricting referendum and accused it of &#8220;misrepresentation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The President ordered states to draw more Republican seats in Congress because he knows he cannot win with his record.<\/p>\n<p>Rising prices. Reckless war. Failed promises.<\/p>\n<p>Virginians made their response loud and clear last night. Now, we get to work to win in November.\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/Suen7ah8yA<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Abigail Spanberger (@SpanbergerForVA) April 22, 2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know, certainly we were out and about encouraging people to vote \u2018yes,\u2019 but the \u2018no\u2019 campaign was strong. It was ample. It featured millions of dollars worth of television ads and mailers, you know, misrepresenting my position and President Obama&#8217;s position, trying to trick people,&#8221; she said, as per a report in\u00a0The Hill. Both she and former President Barack Obama have been vocal supporters of the redistricting referendum. &#8220;But in the end, Virginia voters understood that the legislature and we had given them the power to make this choice, and I think they made the right one,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>The redistricting battle began in 2025 when President Trump\u00a0forced\u00a0the Republican legislature in Texas to redraw the state&#8217;s congressional map to remove five Democratic House lawmakers. 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