A Civil Cold War Is Coming
The Bulwark • • nation
Key Points:
- Louisiana and Tennessee are actively working to eliminate their sole Democratic House representatives, with South Carolina and Alabama close to doing the same, and Indiana likely to follow by 2028.
- This trend reflects a broader political strategy to create single-party congressional delegations by dismantling anti-gerrymandering laws, which some view as a political risk.
- In South Carolina, some Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, have expressed concern that aggressively targeting the lone Democrat could backfire, especially with the possibility of another Democratic president.
- The situation highlights a growing tension within the Republican Party between traditional leaders and Trump-aligned factions pushing for more extreme redistricting measures.
- Experts warn that redistricting is just the beginning of increasingly aggressive winner-take-all politics, signaling a potentially darker and more divisive political future.