Jim Crow 2.0: Jamil Davis of Black Voters Matter on Gerrymandering
Jamil Davis of Black Voters Matter traces the voting rights fight from Selma to Louisiana v. Callais, the case that could finish off Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The panel maps how redistricting targets the cotton belt, and what a constitutional convention would actually take.
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Politicians are supposed to be chosen by voters. Right now, across more than a dozen states, politicians are choosing their voters instead.
What started as a Trump-urged push to redraw Texas's congressional map in 2025 became one of the largest coordinated redistricting waves in U.S. history. Republicans believe they could gain up to 14 additional seats from new districts in Texas, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee. Democrats countered in California and elsewhere. Then came Louisiana v. Callais, and on May 4, the Supreme Court made the decision effective immediately, opening the door for even more states to act.
Wednesday on The Smoke Pit, we're covering the whole fight: the maps, the court decisions, the states still moving, and what's left standing between this redistricting wave and the 2026 midterms.
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