One reason to keep the faith... is that right now, with nearly a 50/50 split in Congress, every vote counts. They will fight tooth and nail for each seat. If Republicans can overturn the census results counting illegal immigrant population for House seats.... and so pick up an extra 20 seats... then the Democrat seat #'s won't matter as much.
If they repeal the Voting Rights Act, so Republicans gain an extra 15 seats in the House on top of that, then the game is up. Democrats will be down by at least 25-30 seats and their fight will be lost. Governors will then not be so reluctant to change, knowing that it won't matter anyway.
One reason to keep the faith... is that right now, with nearly a 50/50 split in Congress, every vote counts. They will fight tooth and nail for each seat. If Republicans can overturn the census results counting illegal immigrant population for House seats.... and so pick up an extra 20 seats... then the Democrat seat #'s won't matter as much.
If they repeal the Voting Rights Act, so Republicans gain an extra 15 seats in the House on top of that, then the game is up. Democrats will be down by at least 25-30 seats and their fight will be lost. Governors will then not be so reluctant to change, knowing that it won't matter anyway.