Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) may be an intellectual lightweight with the charisma of a room-temperature cucumber, but that’s never stopped a politician from finding success as a nonthreatening centrist. 

Many of the governors with the highest approval ratings in the country have carved out appealing governing strategies in the mushy middle, diligently avoiding acts of blatant partisanship. Republican Gov. Phil Scott in blue Vermont, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in red Kentucky, and Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro in purple Pennsylvania all come to mind.

Spanberger has decided on a different path.

When asked during her campaign last year whether she had any intention of supporting redistricting if elected governor of Virginia, Spanberger replied: “Short answer is no.” 

The long answer was also no. The answer was always no. Redistricting was one of the very few issues on which Spanberger, who mostly spewed vague nonthreatening nonpartisan platitudes during her gubernatorial race, took an explicit position. In the past, Spanberger had preached that gerrymandering was “detrimental to our........

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