THE MIDTERM MELTDOWN: WHITE HOUSE ADMITS IT’S “COOKED” AS REDISTRICTING WARS IGNITE ACROSS THE SOUTH

The “Jim Crow” Restoration: The Gutting of the VRA

As the GOP’s economic message falters, the battle has shifted to the very mechanisms of democracy. Leader Stacey Abrams and other voting rights advocates are sounding the alarm over what they describe as a “lightning-fast stripping of power” designed to prevent a multi-racial, pluralistic democracy from ever taking hold.

The Supreme Court’s recent gutting of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) has produced immediate, real-world consequences this week:

• Louisiana: Postponing U.S. House primary elections—even after some voters had already begun casting ballots.

• Alabama & Tennessee: Calling special legislative sessions to redraw congressional maps.

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