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Court Backs Southern Redistricting; Trump Revives Southern Strategy

5/7/2026

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Supreme Court 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais permits new Southern redistricting maps that could reduce Black representation.
Analysts say President Donald Trump’s renewed “law and order” messaging revives the GOP’s historic Southern Strategy and drives the court-backed redistricting push.
Trump told a crowd in The Villages, Florida, that the economy is “exploding,” while a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll shows only 23% approve his handling of the cost of living.

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Supreme Court 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais permits new Southern redistricting maps that could reduce Black representation.
Analysts say President Donald Trump’s renewed “law and order” messaging revives the GOP’s historic Southern Strategy and drives the court-backed redistricting push.
Trump told a crowd in The Villages, Florida, that the economy is “exploding,” while a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll shows only 23% approve his handling of the cost of living.