Nick Corasaniti

And it's also, I think, critical to remember that the black voting power within the Democratic Party is still really strong.

They hold an outsized impact in the presidential nominating process.

They're a core block in the Democratic base when it comes to general elections.

So their voice can't be erased as long as there is a two-party system.

Exactly.

We're in a hyper-partisan, hyper-polarized, give-no-inch era.

and everything is about gaining an advantage so that your party can hold onto power.

So the national redistricting wars, the battles over voting rights, what's been underpinning all of that is a desire and a goal of pure partisan power.

So it's hard to see this decision and what it's going to do to American politics outside of that context.

Thanks for having me.