The Supreme Court didn’t just tip the scales. In Louisiana v. Callais back in April they dismantled the backbone of the 1965 voting rights law. States can no longer factor race into redistricting maps. It sounds legal, dry even, but the impact is immediate. Chaotic.
Southern states are moving fast. Tennessee, Alabama—they’ve already started erasing majority-Black districts. The result is a mess ahead of the midterms. Kai Wright sits down with Stacey Abrams to dissect the fallout.
Abrams is no stranger to the grind. A former Georgia House minority leader, now a relentless activist for voting rights, she sees the board clearly. She calls this move “evil.”
Not “unfortunate.” Not “concerning.” Evil.
She argues the strategy is simple. Fracture communities. Scatter the seeds of political power.
‘Our job is to grow.’
Is there anything more to be said than that? The map is drawn to exclude. The response is to expand. To engage more voters in the machinery of democracy despite the broken gears. Abrams believes the path forward isn’t through legal maneuvers that are no longer available but through pure volume. Participation.
She thinks the system is rigged against cohesion. The court says look away from race. The states say then look away from power. Abrams says look at the ballot.
It’s an open door, mostly closed now, but she’s walking in anyway. The seeds are scattered, sure. But roots find cracks.
‘They have fractured communities… we’re going to grow.’
