F*ck Gerry

F*ck Gerry

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May 6, 2026 · 45 min

About this episode

Matt and Brian discuss the implications of the Supreme Court's decision on gerrymandering and the Democratic Party's strategy moving forward.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm Democrats were winning the gerrymandering arms race Donald Trump kicked off last year, and still seem poised for a good fight. But then things changed. In this episode, Matt and Brian discuss: * What does the decision, by Sam Alito and the five other Republican Supreme Court justices to effectively end the Voting Rights Act mean for the gerrymandering fight, and the race for House control in 2026 and 2028? * Should the Supreme Court’s decision, which was widely predicted, make us rethink our assessment of the Democratic Party’s posture in the gerrymandering fight? * Should Democrats lean in to the race politics of the GOP’s campaign to eliminate black representation in the South, or should they heed misgivings within the party about increasing the salience of race in politics generally? Then, do things look any better in the Senate. Fixing this down the line will probably require a Democratic trifecta, which means putting up as many Senate wins as possible. So why have party leaders had such a hard time steering primary voters to viable candidates? Is the crisis in confidence among Democrats in Chuck…

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Hosts: Matt, Brian

Topics covered

  • gerrymandering
  • Voting Rights Act
  • Democratic Party strategy
  • Senate elections
  • party leadership
  • race politics

Keywords

  • gerrymandering
  • Voting Rights Act
  • Democratic Party
  • Chuck Schumer
  • Senate elections
  • race politics
  • 2026
  • 2028

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Organizations: Supreme Court, Democratic Party, GOP, Chuck Schumer

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