Astead Herndon

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,

the clearest way for them to do so might be breaking up their own Black or Hispanic districts to disperse those to make, I guess, lighter blue districts in their cities.

Like, the incentives could be such that both sides agree that kind of Black representation or minority representation is not the priority for them in Congress.

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