Would give Republicans a massive advantage in 2026 midterms.
WASHINGTON (PNN) - August 2, 2025 - The U.S. Supreme Court signaled on Friday that it is likely to rehear Louisiana v. Callais, a case that challenges the idea of race-based congressional districts. If they rule against this, other states are going to follow.
This would give Republicans a huge advantage heading into the 2026 midterm elections. Democrats could lose as many as 25 seats, just through redistricting.
The reaction from Democrats would be nuclear. Remember how awful they were during the Kavanaugh hearings? Imagine that times 100.
I cannot stress to you enough how earth-shattering it would be for the Supreme Court to strike down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
The electoral cornerstone of the Postwar Liberal Consensus would be gone overnight, and with it, the Democrat Party’s ability to contest the House of Representatives as we know it.
Between this and the potential mid-decade redistricting in a few other GOP-controlled states, Democrats would not be able to flip back the House of Representatives even if they ruthlessly
gerrymandered every Republican out of Kalifornia.
The Supreme Court said Friday that it will weigh the constitutionality of a common form of redistricting used to protect the voting power of black and Hispanic voters: the drawing of
congressional districts where racial minorities make up at least half the population.
Experts in election law said the move signals that the Court may be poised to further narrow the Voting Rights Act.
A ruling overturning the current map could result in Republicans picking up an additional congressional seat in Louisiana. The state’s two majority-black districts are both represented by
Democrats, while the other four districts are represented by Republicans.
But if the Court issues a sweeping decision that curtails or outlaws the use of race-based redistricting as a method of protecting minority voting power, the effects will spread far beyond
Louisiana.
This case would be a game changer for the whole country. It is definitely one to closely follow.
