What the Redistricting ‘Race to the Bottom’ Actually Looks Like

What the Redistricting ‘Race to the Bottom’ Actually Looks Like

From CNN One Thing by CNN Podcasts

May 10, 2026 · 24 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of recent redistricting efforts by Republican-led states and their potential impact on the upcoming midterm elections.

At the urging of President Donald Trump, multiple Republican-led states in the South have move quickly to redraw congressional maps in the wake of the Supreme Court decision last month that critics say will significantly weaken the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In Louisiana, the Black congressman who represents the district at the heart of that Supreme Court case says Democrats can't stand by and need to act. So what happens now? And with the midterms less than six months away, how could it impact voters across the country? For more: How the Republicans pulling ahead in the redistricting war affects the midterms --- Guest: Rep. Cleo Fields (D-LA) Host: David Rind Producer: Paola Ortiz Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Editorial Support: Ethan Cohen Photo by: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: David Rind

Guest: Rep. Cleo Fields

Topics covered

  • redistricting
  • Voting Rights Act
  • midterm elections
  • Republican strategy
  • congressional maps
  • political impact

Keywords

  • redistricting
  • Voting Rights Act
  • midterms
  • Republicans
  • congressional maps
  • Donald Trump
  • Louisiana
  • Cleo Fields

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Organizations: CNN Podcasts, Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act of 1965

Places: Louisiana

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