In the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court decision that essentially tore up the Voting Rights Act, Southern states like Tennessee, Alabama, and others sprung into action to craft Congressional maps eliminating blue seats. Democrats in those states have been fighting back against those efforts to disenfranchise voters.
Michelangelo Signorile, SiriusXM Progress host and author of The Signorile Report over on Substack, took the mic today here on Lincoln Square to help draw further attention to the redistricting madness in the South. Along with fellow SiriusXM Progress host Joe Sudbay, the two veteran LGBTQ activists drew comparisons in the fight for LGBTQ equality to standing up for voting rights.
Check out this vital conversation with Michelangelo Signorile and Joe Sudbay here on Lincoln Square and why it’s up to us to pressure leaders to beat back the voter suppression we’re seeing across the South.
Democrats’ Redistricting Efforts Must Focus on January 2029 to Avoid a Trump Coup
In the redistricting wars Republicans started in Texas, Democrats have focused on the wrong date. Every elected official and talking head jumping on the bandwagon points to November 2026.
