Tuesday’s CBS Mornings was the only lead broadcast network morning show to mention Virginia’s special election that, pending voter approval, would gerrymander the commonwealth’s congressional delegation from six Democrats and five Republicans to 10 Democrats and one Republican in the name of “fairness.” Unsurprisingly, the liberal network took their elected allies at their word that it would only be a “temporary” map and it’s only in response to a “national fight started by President Trump and congressional Republicans in Texas.” WATCH: Tuesday's 'CBS Mornings' asserted Virginia Democrats are only gerrymandering the commonwealth to a 10D-1R map because "the national fight [was] started by President Trump and congressional Democrats in Texas and other states" and takes Virginia Dems 100% at their word that… pic.twitter.com/Ok3fAm5hwf — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 21, 2026 Fill-in co-host Matt Gutman made it sound uncontroversial: “Now, voters in Virginia will decide today whether to redraw the state’s Congressional map. Legislature wants to change these districts which were created by an independent commission. The new map will give Democrats control of every congressional seat in the state except one.” Speaking of benign, here was the wording of the question before voters: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia’s standard redistricting process resumes for all future redistricting after the 2030 census? Senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe spun from the get-go that this talk of partisan redistricting was a “national fight started by President Trump and congressional Republicans in Texas and other states to redraw congressional maps.” “Democrats, of course, did it as well in California and now here in Virginia, they’re trying to find another advantage for themselves in the east,” he added. Following a soundbite of a pro-“yes” ad featuring former President Barack Obama, O’Keefe doubled down, citing GOP redraws in Missouri, North Carolina, and Missouri that “could help the GOP win nearly 10 more seats in November.” Notice how the numbers were not relayed from Democrat gains in California, Utah (via a state judge), or failed attempts in New York. There are a number of misleading claims here. First, the new Texas congressional map still allows for Democrats to hold at least 21 percent of seats — which is eight out of 38 total seats — when the Lone Star State gave Kamala Harris 42 percent in 2024. Second, Virginia’s map would leave the GOP with only one seat — or nine percent — when they gave Trump 46 percent of the vote two years ago. Finally, has O’Keefe seen states such as Illinois? The left’s argument that gerrymandering has been one-sided is, at best, preposterous. But, yes, Republicans "started it" when it comes to "rigged" congressional maps