Episode

The battles over congressional districts are meaningless performative acts by politicians to get your ire

Podcast: Newell Normand
Published: May 13, 2026
Duration seconds: 993
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Summary

Newell addresses the Louisiana Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee, voting 4-3 along party lines to advance a Republican-backed congressional map that eliminates one of the state's two majority-Black, Democratic-leaning districts.