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Bea's avatar

All of this taking place at this time is horrifying and disheartening. I hope it blows up on their face completely.

Susan Linehan's avatar

Let's hear it for the dummymander. It may be particularly dummy if the primaries result in trump endorsed candidates. The way things are going, a trump endorsement may well be the kiss of death in a general election.

Blacks may have to wait till a Dem Trifecta happens in 28. But then the solution will be available. Outlaw political gerrymandering completely.

barbara Grinelll's avatar

Trump and his allies are corrupted. The work you do is vital. Thank you!

Stevens's avatar

Its all about white supremacy, ultimately. For those states, the GOP, and, sadly, the SCOTUS. And it always has been.

Let's hope there are massive voter registration drives and GOTV efforts already ramping up. Because the only way their racism is defeated is by voting them out. The SCOTUS is 6-3 only due to losing elections. And because the gerrymandering isn't their only fuckery, the election has to be TOO BIG TO RIG.

eric achenbach's avatar

but the chief justice said, "The supreme court is 'simply not part of the political process' ..."

i'll drop him a line, "... then stop using the shadow docket to hide your decisions on behalf of the president ... the one attacking the constitution you swore to protect."

Dee King's avatar

I am so thankful that Robert Hubbell declared today’s Jay Kuo Substack a MUST READ!

WOW! This is powerful. And so well written.

Nancy Merrill's avatar

Excellent analysis - very worth the read.

We need to chant "Bring on a Hungarian Turnout!"

Stevens's avatar

The election has to be TOO BIG TO RIG

Carol Taylor Boyd's avatar

We have almost seven months before the November elections. Seven months of higher and higher gas and diesel prices. Seven months of higher costs for just about everything, rising inflation coupled with a very dysfunctional federal government, what could possibly go wrong for the Republicans???

Pat Eisenberg's avatar

Thank you for this. You put in a lot of work to explain clearly what just happened, and how it was the result of underfunded planning.

Jeff's avatar

Excellent (and hopeful!) post, thanks Jay! One mistake - your link to Vote Hub actually goes to Democracy Docket.

Integral Doc's avatar

Wow. Regressives and all racists live in so much fear! Why do they put up with it? Seems they would rather act out on it and try to control everyone else than to heal it. They perniciously hold on to the belief that external circumstances determine their happiness. What can be done to help them grow past such naivety?

Charlene's avatar

God I hope you are right...

Peggy Hendrickson's avatar

The successes of many generations of human struggle for equality have been wiped out in one fell swoop, taking us right back to that starting line thanks to the hideous human beings now leading this government. SCOTUS is a rotting carcass of its former self.

Susitrav's avatar

This Tennesean very much appreciates your advocacy for us! Thank you,Jay. I certainly plan on channeling my indignation, horror, rage on helping defeat these fascist racists 🤬😵‍💫👊👊👊🌊🌊🌊💙💙💙

Meggles's avatar

VERY well written, Jay! Excellent.

Brave Sis Solidarity + Unity's avatar

Every white person in the south who has a grain of Christlike aspirations needs to vote out these Republicans. Alliance and solidarity are what the Bible preaches. (I am not religious and I know this )