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DAVID MARCUS: Virginia Democrats step on a $70M rake and now they're crying

Gov. Abigail Spanberger spent significant political capital on a campaign the court ruled violated timing laws

By David Marcus Fox News

Published May 9, 2026 10:56am EDT

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Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting map

Former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares discusses the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Democrat-proposed House map.

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Democrats nationwide are furious that the Virginia Supreme Court did its job this week and struck down the results of the Old Dominion’s blatantly illegal redistricting referendum, denying the party the 10-to-1 gerrymandered map it thought it had won.

But for all the outraged sturm und drang and cries of racism, the Left is offering no coherent legal argument as to why the decision was wrong. Instead, they are offering what sounds like a lot of slam poetry.

Take the reaction of Rep. Jaime Raskin, D-Md., to the decision: "Today, in an outrageous outburst of right-wing judicial activism…the Virginia Supreme Court has struck down the will of the voters. But democracy won’t end with right-wingers in black robes."

I think now is when we are supposed to snap our fingers and say, "Far out, man."

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As to the actual legal efforts, they are so lax and lazy that the official appeal filed by Virginia Solicitor........

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