News Summary

• Florida’s constitution explicitly prohibits exactly the sort of partisan gerrymandering Trump demanded of GOP states last year.
• “They know they can’t do what the president is asking, so what they’re doing is coming up with different reasons to cover their butts,” said Amy Keith, state director of Common Cause Florida.
• A Democratic-leaning political climate and recent Democratic wins in Florida special elections have Republicans worried that the party could end up losing seats under the existing map.