Maryland’s attempt to replicate California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mid-cycle redistricting feat is hitting a brick wall of Democratic divisions as conservative critics line up to mount legal challenges.
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, a Democrat, is single-handedly standing in the way of the gerrymandering push by Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) and his allies, creating tensions with state and national Democrats.
Citing perceived legal and political risks, Ferguson is unyielding in his blockade of Moore’s new congressional map to net the party an additional U.S. House seat by sweeping all eight districts and ousting House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD), even as the Maryland House passed the legislation Monday night.
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