'Don't Let Dems Take Elections From You!' Trump Urges PA GOP to Challenge New District Maps

Abigail Robertson
02-20-2018

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President Donald Trump is urging Republicans in Pennsylvania to challenge the new state congressional map released Monday by Pennsylvania's Supreme Court.

In a tweet Tuesday morning, he referred to the map as a "pushed Congressional Map" and warned, "Don't let the Dems take elections away from you so that they can raise taxes & waste money!"

The new map, introduced by the PA Supreme Court, increases the Democrats' chances of winning key races across the state in 2018. Last month, the court ruled the 6-year-old GOP-drawn map was unlawfully gerrymandered in favor of Republicans.

Republicans in Pennsylvania have already announced plans to challenge the map in federal court.  

The new map will not apply to next month's special election to replace former pro-life Rep. Tim Murphy, R-PA, who resigned after reports emerged he encouraged a mistress to have an abortion. It will, however, be in effect by the May 15 primaries and 2018 midterms. 
 

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Abigail
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Abigail Robertson serves as the White House Correspondent for CBN News, where she has worked since 2015. As a reporter, Abigail covers stories from a Christian perspective on American politics and the news of the day. Before her role at the White House, Abigail covered Capitol Hill, where she interviewed notable lawmakers such as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. During her time on the Hill, Abigail loved highlighting how God is moving in the House and Senate by covering different ministries on Capitol Hill and sharing lawmakers’ testimonies and
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