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Dulcinea

(10,288 posts)
Thu May 14, 2026, 07:28 AM 3 hrs ago

Democrats warn a third of the Congressional Black Caucus could be wiped out by redistricting wars

(NBC News) WASHINGTON — The Congressional Black Caucus, a power center in the Democratic Party for decades, saw its membership rise this Congress to an all-time high of 58 House members.

Now, thanks to a Supreme Court redistricting ruling that’s expected to dramatically diminish Black representation on Capitol Hill, the CBC is fighting a five-alarm fire that could devastate its membership.

CBC Chair Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., said as many as 19 of the caucus’ members could be affected by the redistricting wars in a worst-case scenario, though she noted it’s still fluid given that states are still drawing new maps in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling.

“It’s devastating. People have sacrificed so much to make this a more perfect union. And here we are, in 2026, seeing this massive regression in all the gains that have been made. It’s painful,” Clarke told NBC News on Tuesday.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democrats-warn-third-congressional-black-090000869.html

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Democrats warn a third of the Congressional Black Caucus could be wiped out by redistricting wars (Original Post) Dulcinea 3 hrs ago OP
i have not seen the new louisiana map but rampartd 3 hrs ago #1
Wow..... Lovie777 3 hrs ago #2

rampartd

(4,999 posts)
1. i have not seen the new louisiana map but
Thu May 14, 2026, 07:32 AM
3 hrs ago

it looks like incumbents troy carter vs cleo fields. maybe they spread themselves so thin and trump is so bad we can pick up another ?

Lovie777

(23,645 posts)
2. Wow.....
Thu May 14, 2026, 07:46 AM
3 hrs ago

People of Color knew this was coming when they tried to tell the USA about project 2024. When Republicans stacked the US SC.

The fight for equality of POC must do again. The so called Christians are pure evil.

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