Tennessee rushes new redistricting battle
May 6, 2026
20,974
1,263
329
7.59%
Search the Record
IndexedEvery word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
Mother Jones Episodes Around May 6, 2026
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
0:54Now PlayingTennessee rushes new redistricting battle
YouTube Description
as posted by the channelThe Republican-controlled Tennessee legislature convened a three-day special session this week to redraw district maps, following last week’s landmark Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act.
At stake could be the fate of a single Democratic-held district in Memphis. Republicans are racing to enshrine changes before the August primaries, and the Republican Governor of Alabama is currently pursuing a similar strategy.
The recent Supreme Court ruling effectively neutralized Section 2 protections against racial gerrymandering, opening a new front in the redistricting wars.
Mother Jones’s @garrisonh is on the ground in Nashville covering the ensuing debates and protests. He spoke with Democratic Caucus Chairwoman @londonlamartn, a state senator representing Memphis, who called the move “downright racist.”
“This is one of the most egregious acts the legislature will ever take,” she told Hayes. “They are deliberately slicing up African-American voters in Memphis for their own political gain. I am so hurt and angry.”
Follow @garrisonh for more updates throughout the day. Stay tuned.
Guests & Subjects Covered
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.