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The amendment narrowly passed with barely 50 percent of the vote for and about 47.8 percent against.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to eviscerate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and another late round of GOP redistricting have substantially changed the fortunes of Democrats.
Florida Republicans, for starters, pushed through an aggressive gerrymander that might oust four Democrats from the delegation. Even many Republicans were stunned by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis’s plan.
Plus, a Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais has opened up several seats across the South, notably in Louisiana, Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
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