Reactions Over SCOTUS Gutting the Voting Rights Act

About this episode

The episode discusses reactions to the Supreme Court's decision on the Voting Rights Act and its implications for upcoming elections.

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende discuss reactions from political leaders and pundits to yesterday’s decision on the Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court, and the possible impact of that decision on congressional redistricting before the 2026 midterms. Then, Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Institution joins the guys to discuss President Donald Trump’s military and diplomatic options in the Iran War, and how upcoming elections in Israel may reshape the country and its relationship with the U.S. Next, they talk about the state of the gubernatorial race in California and how Eric Swalwell’s withdrawal has reshaped the field. And finally, a look ahead at the 2028 presidential race and former Vice President Kamala Harris, who is moving up in recent polls. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan

Guests: Sean Trende, Peter Berkowitz

Topics covered

• Voting Rights Act
• Supreme Court
• congressional redistricting
• Iran War
• California gubernatorial race
• 2028 presidential race

Keywords

• Voting Rights Act
• Supreme Court
• redistricting
• Iran War
• California gubernatorial race
• 2028 presidential race
• Kamala Harris
• Donald Trump

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Organizations: Hoover Institution, RealClearPolitics, Simplecast, AdsWizz

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