Astead Herndon

It can be confusing to know with all that's up in the air who's exactly up or down in this redistricting war.

Amy, I was hoping you can help us with that.

Does one side currently have the advantage?

I mean, you're bringing up an important point that the gerrymandering is based on assumption and that assumption is the last big data point that these elected officials have gotten the previous election.

So I guess my question is, like, we know that it's gotten focused on short-term benefit for both parties.

We know that Republicans, particularly because of these recent court decisions, are getting a slight advantage probably heading into these midterms.

But what have we learned about how far Trump is willing to go to break or kind of push these boundaries?

And what have we learned about the GOP's willingness to follow him?

I want to ask about the Supreme Court decision in the Louisiana versus Calais case, which you mentioned earlier.

It chipped away at Voting Rights Act protections and federal law and basically gave a green light to some of these GOP redistricting efforts.

When we think about the short term question of November, how much do you see this decision affecting the question of control of Congress?

Okay.

Three gone, right?

So three gone.

Just a long-term question, though.

How real is the threat to Black representation because of this decision?

Yeah.

But if you break up those seats, well... Yeah, I want to slow this down because it does feel like an important conundrum that might be in our future.

There is the reality of the threat that the Calais decision poses to majority Black districts and Black representatives, particularly in the South.

But in the Democrats' desire to respond to Republican redistricting efforts,