She argues that the current effort by Republicans to implement mid-decade redistricting in various states is a dangerous rejection of democracy that mirrors authoritarian tactics used during Reconstru
“what you're seeing right now happen is essentially watching Reconstruction happen all over that a majority in a state is acting to silence the minority in the state.”
Heather Cox Richardson · May 2026 · 1 episode · 490K views on this topicHe believes that redistricting should be based on colorblind criteria rather than race.
“So a 6-3 decision basically said you can't redistrict by race, which is good. That is good, and that is the American way, right? We shouldn't have these guys looking at the maps and being like, "Well, the black people all live there, and the black people do vote 92% Democrats, so let's keep that the”
The Rubin Report · May 2026 · 1 episode · 168K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.