The conservative SCOTUS majority just gutted the VRA. The obvious consequence: fewer Black legislators. The less obvious one: Black voters in the South losing the mechanism that made Congress actually vote their way. @prospect.org with Zoli Hajnal @markarianga.bsky.social @maclockhart.bsky.social
Jacob Hacker
Millions of voters of color will no longer be able to elect a representative of their choice. But what’s at stake is far bigger: whether voters of color can elect legislators whose votes actually reflect their policy preferences. prospect.org?p=139239