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Episode 29: Redistricting Chaos After Callais, with Nathaniel Rakich from Votebeat
Last week, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which weakened the power of the Voting Rights Act to adjudicate claims of racially discriminatory redistricting. In the wake of this ruling, Republican-controlled states in the South have quickly moved to redistrict their congressional maps. Chief Elections Analyst Geoffrey Skelley discussed these developments with Nathaniel Rakich, the managing editor of Votebeat. They looked at the partisan shakeup ahead of the 2026 midterms and the longer-term ramifications of the decision.
They began by talking about the overall…
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