Democrats face disadvantage after redistricting setbacks

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  One big question, will Trump ask China to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?

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  Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

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  I'm Miles Parks.

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  I cover voting.

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  I'm Sam Greenglass.

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  I cover Congress.

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  And I'm Ashley Lopez.

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  I cover politics.

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  Today on the show, the U.S. House map suddenly looks much bleaker for Democrats.

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  And Ashley, a couple weeks ago, we were talking about Dems basically fighting to a draw in this redistricting war

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  that President Trump started last summer.

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  But in the last 10 days or so, that has changed in a big way.

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  Can you explain how?

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  Yeah, I think the last time we talked about this, you and I was saying it was a wash.

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  It looked like both parties had drawn maps in a way that basically no one

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  had any significant advantage coming into the midterms.

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