Democrats are facing political headwinds the party hasn’t faced in 100 years. Between GOP states redistricting out Democrat seats, the Supreme Court’s ruling that using race to draw districts under the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional, and the upcoming 2030 Census that will lead to blue states losing congressional seats due to loss of residents, the party is facing decades of insignificance.
Or at least, I hope so. The Supreme Court gave us another victory on Monday that will help solidify GOP majorities in Congress for the foreseeable future by ruling that Alabama can redistrict two of its race-based current districts ahead of the midterms, thanks to the Voting Rights ruling:
Alabama can now move forward to eliminate at least one of those race-based districts. Republicans have managed to surge ahead on the issue, most notably in Texas and in Florida. Prediction markets have begun to reflect the turning tides, as Democrats look far less likely to gain control of the House after the midterms. But nothing in politics is a gimme; Republicans – and let’s be honest, President Trump, too – have a lot of ground to make up. This Iran war, necessary as it sounds like it was, has thrown a wrench in the GOP timeline to get prices down and make life more affordable for all Americans. Inflation is back up; gas prices are way too high; and food and housing are still inflated. We all know Democrats will run on that this fall; we also know they are lying their rear ends off because nothing in our country will improve under the Domestic Terrorist Party. Literally nothing. Trump and Republicans still have time to turn things around. The redistricting will help.
AOC Opens Her Sizable Mouth, Inserts Foot Over Remark Regarding Tenn. Redistricting
I initially gave the Democrats some benefit of the doubt regarding the Tennessee redistricting conflict, which escalated into chaos at the state capitol when a new map was implemented following the Louisiana v. Callais decision. This decision restricted the Voting Rights Act’s protections to bar states from drawing up race-based congressional districts because, in our country under our Constitution, nothing can be based solely on race. Naturally, the theatrics reminiscent of Jim Crow spilled over in many ways. Now we have Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) sounding off, claiming that the new electoral map will eliminate all black representation in Congress.
