Evan Roth Smith talks 2024 redistricting with The New York Times

 Slingshot partner Evan Roth Smith spoke to The New York Times’ Nicolas Fandos about the renewed redistricting fight in New York after the state's highest court ordered new congressional maps, particularly relevant with so many competitive races in New York in

Republicans currently hold a narrow, five-seat majority in the House. With the number of truly competitive districts dwindling across the country amid a rash of bipartisan gerrymandering, the fate of New York’s map could determine which party enters 2024 with the upper hand.

“A little-known court in New York is in all likelihood about to determine control of Congress,” said Evan Roth Smith, a Democratic political strategist, voicing the bipartisan anxiety the case has caused in New York and Washington.

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Democratic operatives have been blunt about their ambitions.

“In states where Democrats are able to influence the process, they should try and draw seats that help Democrats win,” Mr. Roth Smith said, adding that the party could not afford to “unilaterally disarm” when Republicans were pressing their advantages elsewhere.

Read the full New York Times story here.