They might not this election, but these gerrymandering attempts are more long lasting then one election. US voters (speaking as one) seem to have a terminal case of long term memory loss. So the next election everyone that normally votes republican but is disgusted by trump will go back to voting on their normal party lines, the new districts will stay in place, net them the extra seats and we get further racheted to the right.
They might not this election, but these gerrymandering attempts are more long lasting then one election. US voters (speaking as one) seem to have a terminal case of long term memory loss. So the next election everyone that normally votes republican but is disgusted by trump will go back to voting on their normal party lines, the new districts will stay in place, net them the extra seats and we get further racheted to the right.