Democrats willing to spend big to reshape Virginia congressional districts

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Democrats are ready to spend big to boost a Virginia redistricting effort that could give the party four more House seats, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has said, amid the national battle over congressional lines ahead of the midterms.

“Whatever it takes,” Jeffries told CNN’s Manu Raju in an interview aired Sunday, when asked how much money Democrats are willing to put into the push in Virginia.

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Virginia Democrats hold a six-seat majority out of the state’s 11 congressional districts, but they’re planning to put a constitutional amendment before voters this spring that could give them as many as four pickup opportunities this fall.

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