(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Election News Digest: April 29 [1] ['View Profile', 'Dr. Ash', 'Dan K'] Date: 2026-04-28 REDISTRICTING ROUNDUP. Florida’s redistricting special session begins today. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) released his proposed map Monday ahead of the session. The new lines attempt to carve up four Democratic-held seats—two in South Florida, one in Tampa, and one in Orlando. The map appears to immediately threaten Reps. Daren Soto (D-09), Kathy Castor (D-14), Jared Moskowitz (D-23), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-25). Democrats are favored in eight of 28 seats in Florida. The new lines could also displace Reps. Maxwell Frost (D-10), Lois Frankel (D-22), and Frederica Wilson (D-24), potentially creating some member-on-member primaries. President Trump would have won all of the new districts by at least 10 points. (Florida Politics/Punchbowl News) SEE YOU IN COURT. The proposal is likely to face several legal challenges. National Democratic Redistricting Foundation President John Bisognano told Hotline earlier this month he expects his group to challenge the map. Florida voters passed an anti-gerrymandering law in 2010. (Hotline reporting) REACTION. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement: “DeSantis’s gerrymander is blatantly illegal and political malpractice. … See you in Court.” (release) Republicans’ Last Redistricting Standhub.nationaljournal.com Republicans Brace for Brutal Midterms as Trump’s Popularity Slips President Trump’s approval ratings are down. Gas prices are up. Congressional Republicans are heading to the exits in record numbers. And Democratic enthusiasm is cresting. With a little more than six months until the midterm elections, anxious Republicans are confronting a foreboding political climate that party leaders fear could lead to a wipeout in the fall if it does not improve. The House is now favored to fall into Democratic hands while control of the Senate — not so long ago seen as a G.O.P. bulwark — is increasingly up for grabs as Democratic candidates up and down the ballot build substantial war chests. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/republicans-midterms-trump-popularity-decline.html An unexpected move shows Democrats are targeting an unexpected district An unexpected ad booking from one of the most influential Democratic super PACs shows the party is serious about flipping a solidly Republican House district in central Ohio that, until now, had received little outside attention. Late last week, the House Majority PAC announced its first wave of fall ad reservations, a massive outlay totaling more than $191 million in TV time and another $80 million for digital advertising. Our new tracker explains which districts are the likely targets for each reservation, but one in particular stands out: a $1.8 million booking in Columbus, Ohio. That media market includes all or part of half a dozen different constituencies, but just one is plausibly in play this year: the 15th District, to the city’s southwest. https://www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-digest-an-unexpected-move Larry Sabato: How We Would Rate the New Proposed Florida Gerrymander Heading into the back half of April, there were two big dominoes that seemed ready to fall in the national redistricting fight. The first came in Virginia last week, when voters narrowly approved a Democratic gerrymander. That effort now faces questions in the Supreme Court of Virginia, but if it goes into effect, Democrats will be favored to pick up four new seats in the Old Dominion. The second domino fell on Monday, when Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) unveiled a refreshed gerrymander designed to allow Republicans to win up to four new seats in the Sunshine State. The state legislature has to approve the map, and then it too will have to withstand legal scrutiny. One key difference between the Virginia and Florida maps is that while we outright favor Democrats to flip their four targeted seats, we think there are more question marks about the Florida map (more on that below). https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/how-we-would-rate-the-new-proposed-florida-gerrymander Americans feel worse off financially than at any point in 25 years, Gallup finds The share of Americans who say their financial situation is getting worse is higher now than at any point in the past 25 years, per new Gallup data out Tuesday morning. Why it matters: Americans are struggling after years of higher inflation and a recent surge in gas prices due to the Iran war — a major challenge for President Trump and Republicans as the midterm elections come into view. By the numbers: 55% of respondents to a poll conducted April 1-15 said their financial situation is getting worse; that’s up from 53% last year and 47% in 2024. https://www.axios.com/2026/04/28/trump-economy-gallup-finances [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/4/28/800029717/community/election-news-digest-april-29/ Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/