Nick Corasaniti

Thanks for having me.

I think one thing that's clear is that this is starting a new chapter in what has become a national redistricting arms race.

You know, the guardrails that were once there that kept legislatures in check are now even fewer.

And so when we pivot to what that might look like to the midterms, the picture's a little muddy, but we can break it down by a few states.

The first would be Louisiana.

Yes.

They're most directly impacted by this decision, and their map was struck down.

But that doesn't mean immediately that there will be one or two new Republican districts.

It's up to the legislature and the governor there to begin that process.

And they have a very short window.

So early voting in Louisiana is scheduled to happen this weekend.

And that's a critical moment because what that means is voters are casting ballots now for candidates in the existing districts.

So it would be a high bar to clear to toss out those votes, redraw the districts, restart the process when voters have already started to participate in the upcoming primary election.

because you'd effectively be tossing out legally cast votes.

Exactly.

It could be one to two districts to wipe out all Democrats there.

But we just don't know until they take that formal step.

Got it.

So that's Louisiana.

Yes.