Louisiana, Black and Republicans
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The coast-to-coast battle to gain an edge in November’s elections through partisan gerrymandering is racing to its conclusion – with Republicans poised to finish with as many as 10 seats ahead of Democrats through redistricting alone.
Democrats are poised to finish several seats behind Republicans in 2026 in the nationwide race to redraw maps for the U.S. House.
It’s an age-old question: What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? This year’s midterm elections may provide the political world’s answer. Democrats are hoping to ride a blue wave to control of Congress.
Louisiana lawmakers approved a new congressional map aimed at benefiting Republicans, eliminating a majority-Black district, following a Supreme Court ruling against the previous map.
With federal judges blocking a plan to use a Republican-drawn congressional map that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black districts, leaders of the Mobile County Democratic and Republican parties are weighing in.
Federal judges blocked Alabama Republicans’ plan to install a new congressional map that would eliminate one of two remaining Democratic-leaning districts. The current congressional map has five Republican seats and two Democratic seats,
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) - Alabama officials asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let the state use a pro-Republican congressional map erasing one of its two districts where Black voters comprise a majority or near-majority,
The day before state lawmakers met for a special session on redistricting, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis revealed his proposed state congressional map, which could set up Republicans to flip as many as four Democratic-held seats.
Louisiana Republicans on Friday approved a new congressional map that dismantles a Democratic-held, majority-Black seat, boosting their party's odds of retaining the House of Representatives in November's midterm elections.