Florida House Republicans are waving the caution flag on using their state in a last-ditch effort to pull ahead of Democrats in the mid-cycle redistricting race.

Why it matters: Speaker Mike Johnson told us he's "not worried at all" when asked if he's concerned about the GOP's Florida maps blowing up in the party's face.

🍊 But his Florida delegation isn't so sure.

• "I like my lines," Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) told us. She's warning about slipping GOP support among Latinos.
• "I do have some concerns about five," Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) told us, saying she's "very confident" they could squeeze two, maybe three seats from snap redistricting.
• Florida lawmakers will start a delayed special session next week that includes a look at redistricting. But there's opposition in the state Legislature.

🛀 The big picture: The best-case scenario for Republicans now looks more like a wash on redistricting, after months of GOP warnings that redistricting could backfire.

• "[I]t wasn't my decision," NRCC chair Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) told us today.
• But Democrats now feel overwhelmingly confident they can retake the majority after Virginia further neutralized the GOP's redistricting map last night, on top of California and other gains.

🪑 Between the lines: Four Virginia Republicans will likely lose their seats, with musical chairs over the last red one standing.

• "It's 81% my district," Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) told Punchbowl on the prospect of facing Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.) in a redrawn southwestern Virginia seat.

Go deeper: Redistricting leaves Republicans worse off

— Kate Santaliz

Democrats finally see some light at the end of the tunnel with the success of the Virginia redistricting referendum.

🤺 Why it matters: Last night proved they can deliver the "fighter" mentality their voters have been demanding.

• House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries invested massively in the outcome of that vote. It paid off, with colleagues now comparing him to former Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
• "Trump and Republicans launched this gerrymandering war, and we've made clear as Democrats that we're going to finish it," Jeffries said today.

‼️ Zoom in: "This is a good moment for Hakeem," a senior House Democrat told us when asked if this addressed concerns about whether Jeffries will be able to emulate Pelosi's trademark ruthlessness.

• "He is secretly a badass," said Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.).

🥊 The bottom line: This is much-needed catharsis for Democrats who have felt powerless to meet the base's "fighter" demands and consistently beaten down by Republicans.

• "FAFO is the feeling," the senior House Democrat told us.

— Andrew Solender

The new Gallup polling, broken out by party, is about as stark as it gets.

• The bottom line: Overall approval is at 10%, and disapproval is at 86%.

Go deeper: See the data