About this episode
Adam Serwer joins Tim Miller to discuss voter disenfranchisement and partisan gerrymandering in the context of recent Supreme Court rulings.
Tennessee just completely disenfranchised its black voters after the Supreme Court gave red states the green light to rig the midterms by redistricting black majority districts out of existence—as long as lawmakers pretend they don’t see color when they’re doing it. And while partisan gerrymandering is A-OK with Alito & co., it apparently is not alright for Democratic voters in Virginia to do anything like that to Republicans. Sure sounds like the free speech rules of the Trump administration, where people are free to say what Republicans want said. Plus, the burning rage in the Democratic base, the male doomer industry is selling a bill of goods, and Trump’s very Victorian underestimation of Iran’s ability to fight back. The Atlantic 's Adam Serwer joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod. show notes Adam's response to the Voting Rights Act ruling JVL on the prospects of Platner in 2028 Tim's playlist Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego on 5/20 and in LA on 5/21: TheBulwark.com/Events
People in this episode
Host: Tim Miller
Guest: Adam Serwer
Topics covered
- voter disenfranchisement
- partisan gerrymandering
- Democratic base anger
- Trump administration policies
- Iran's military capabilities
Keywords
- voting rights
- redistricting
- gerrymandering
- Democrats
- Republicans
- Trump
- Iran
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Atlantic
Places: Tennessee, Virginia, San Diego, LA
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