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DAVID MARCUS: Virginia's battle over gerrymandering betrays our broken politics

Barack Obama is running local TV ads calling the map change fair, but even Democratic voters admit it's not

By David Marcus Fox News

Published April 10, 2026 5:17pm EDT

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Virginia Gov. Spanberger addresses reporters on redistricting, illegal immigration

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger spoke to reporters in front of the State Capitol in Richmond late Wednesday, defending the redistricting referendum and denying the Old Dominion is a 'sanctuary state.'

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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – I met Debbie having a cigarette outside my hotel this week. She is 80, a great-grandmother of eight, and smokes as much as I do. She was up from rural Georgia, and asked me, in the sweetest voice you ever heard, what all the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ signs on the roads were about.

I gave Debbie a thumbnail explanation of the referendum set for April 21 over whether to amend the state constitution, change the Virginia U.S. House of Representatives district maps and go from a 6-5 advantage for Democrats to a 10-1 advantage. She simply smiled and said, "Well, these days, everyone’s yelling about something or other."

Signs urge early voters to vote yes or no on the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Early voting continues across the state for Virginia's redistricting ballot referendum. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty........

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