The Role of Black Voters in the Republican Revolution

The law was written in the 80s, and it was interpreted by the Supreme Court then to mean that where there's racially polarized voting, states are compelled to draw a majority minority district. The first round of redistricting where this was applied was after the 1990 census,. And it helped lead to the drawing of many majority black districts across the country. Daniel: I feel like some of that nuance got lost a little bit yesterday in terms of Republicans liking Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.