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EPISODE · Apr 22, 2026 · 7 MIN

Western Carolina University Political Science Professor Chris Cooper discusses Virginia voters approving a redistricting plan that could boost Democrats’ seats in Congress

from WPTF Afternoon News

Virginia voters have approved a congressional redistricting plan that could help Democrats win up to four additional U.S. House seats in this year’s midterm elections. Voters passed a constitutional amendment authorizing the unusual mid-decade redistricting. Chris Cooper, a Western Carolina University political science professor, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss the latest state to gerrymander its districts.

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