Over the past week, the disgraced former attorney general has been everywhere defending what Democrats are doing in Virginia, insisting it’s about “fairness,” insisting it’s a response to Republicans, insisting it’s necessary to keep the system balanced. He’s said Democrats are trying to “make the system as fair as it possibly can be,” and suggested they can’t sit back while Republicans “stack the deck.”

Then look at what Virginia voters are actually being asked to approve.

A 6–5 congressional split becomes 10–1. In a state Kamala Harris carried with less than 52 percent of the vote, a competitive state where the outcome is now being drawn in advance.

And as Virginians go to the polls to decide whether to keep what is one of the fairest congressional maps in the country or replace it with something that looks like a lobster, Holder is already turning his attention to Florida, claiming that Republicans here are trying to “steal” seats and “rig” the next election.

Same issue. Same moment. Completely different standard.

The explanation he’s offering, that Democrats are responding to Republican moves, only works if you ignore........

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