Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder gambled in Texas by pouring millions of dollars of outside money into the state to pick off three Republican Texas Supreme Court justices. He lost.
Texas voters rejected his message at the ballot box, resoundingly reelecting all three justices he targeted.
With the support of former President Barack Obama and former U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Holder created a Democratic Party redistricting initiative, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), to target Republicans in 11 states, The Center Square first reported . The NDRC’s stated goal is to fundamentally alter the 2031 redistricting cycle nationwide.
After upending the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Holder’s group targeted several state supreme courts and state legislatures, including the Texas Supreme Court. The Texas Supreme Court is the highest court that rules on civil cases. Every general election, three seats are on the ballot.
This year, incumbent justices Jimmy Blacklock, John Devine and Jane Bland, all Republicans, ran for reelection. Holder targeted their races, endorsing their challengers ...
