>If the democrats were less naïve, they never would have done redistricting reform in the first place

It was a ballot initiative. Some Democrats and some Republicans pushed for it. Democrats tried to amend it to be more favorable to them but that failed.

They had no real choice. They probably could have gotten away with a slightly more favorable map. But they went so insanely blatant. One party states have issues where they think they can brute force their way through political issues. See Kansas and Kentucky on abortion.