From WSJopinion: Republicans owe their razor-thin House majority to a decision Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made earlier this year that largely escaped notice outside the Sunshine State, writes William Mattox
Journal Editorial Report: A swing state no more, and new talk of 2024. Image: Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP/Getty ImagesRepublicans owe their razor-thin House majority to a decision Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made earlier this year that largely escaped notice outside the Sunshine State. In January, Mr. DeSantis proposed a redistricting map that initially upset some members of both parties in the Florida Legislature.
The controversy largely centered on Rep. Al Lawson, a black Democrat I have long respected for championing school choice for needy families. For years, Mr. Lawson represented a “safe” minority district that cobbled together heavily black neighborhoods spanning some 200 miles, from west of Tallahassee all the way to Jacksonville.
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