The swamp creatures are at it again, folks. This time, it's Virginia Democrat Dan Helmer who has taken political corruption to a whole new level by literally drawing himself a path to Congress through his own redistricting scheme.
State Delegate Helmer announced his candidacy for Virginia's newly created 7th Congressional District on Wednesday – the same district he helped design when he played a "key role" in the state's redistricting push. Talk about insider trading, but with congressional seats instead of stocks.
The redrawn district conveniently spans across multiple counties in northern and central Virginia, perfectly crafted to suit Helmer's political ambitions. What are the odds that the district he helped create just happens to be the perfect fit for his congressional dreams?
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This is exactly the kind of swamp behavior that President Trump has been fighting against for years. While Trump works to drain the swamp in Washington, Democrats like Helmer are busy rigging the system to guarantee their own political advancement.
Helmer's scheme represents everything wrong with the political establishment. Instead of earning his way to Congress through genuine public service and voter approval, he's gaming the system by literally redrawing the map to benefit himself. It's the ultimate participation trophy – except he's awarding it to himself.
"This is corruption in broad daylight. Democrats complain about 'dark money' and 'election integrity' while simultaneously rigging district maps to guarantee their own victories."
The timing couldn't be more suspicious. Helmer helps redraw the congressional districts, and then – surprise! – decides to run for the very seat his redistricting committee conveniently created. If this isn't a conflict of interest, nothing is.
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Virginia patriots should be outraged by this blatant manipulation of the democratic process. This isn't representation – it's a rigged game where Democrat politicians pick their own voters instead of letting voters pick their representatives.
President Trump has consistently called out this kind of establishment corruption, and Helmer's scheme is a textbook example of why we need outsiders, not career politicians drawing their own districts and guaranteeing their own elections.
Will Virginia voters reward this shameless power grab, or will they send a message that the days of politicians rigging the system for themselves are over?