Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson argued that Democrats are continuing to “double down” on controversial redistricting and judicial reform rhetoric despite mounting political backlash, warning that some in the party appear willing to “blow up the whole system” over unfavorable outcomes.
Benson said the controversy surrounding redistricting battles, Supreme Court rulings, and calls for judicial reform have exposed growing frustration within the Democratic Party.
“There’s a kind of swirl of events that is a bit complex,” Benson said on Fox News’s Fox and Friends Monday, referring to redistricting fights in states such as New York, Texas, California, and Virginia, along with recent Supreme Court decisions on racial gerrymandering.
Benson pointed to the Supreme Court’s position that racial gerrymandering is unconstitutional, saying the ruling has triggered political fallout across several states, particularly in the South.
“The upshot in the minds of many Democrats, as you just heard in that montage, was, ‘Well, the system’s broken because we don’t like the outcomes,’” Benson said. “And therefore, we’re gonna be threatening judicial reform.”
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He criticized Democrats for openly discussing expanding the Supreme Court, calling the proposal “shockingly radical.”
“They are angry that they are not getting the power and the results that they want, which they view as a birthright,” Benson said. “And therefore, it sounds like some of them, at least, are willing to blow up the whole system, which is frightening.”