State Rep. Justin J. Pearson has conceded in the Memphis-area congressional district that was redrawn to favor Republicans.
Republican state Sen. Brent Taylor declared victory Tuesday night. The AP has not called the race.
The district was one of several Southern districts represented by Black Democrats that were redrawn in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act.
Pearson said Wednesday that he came close to victory in the gerrymandered district and noted that “Tennessee politics will never be the same.”
Memphis really got fucked in this redistricting, as was planned. As did the rest of TN. The governor’s race was ~2% difference in votes, yet republicans take 8/9 seats in the house. IDK what the solution is but gerrymandering has got to go. It’s not good for democracies.
Yeah, Nashville was split into 3 districts that are mainly rural areas now. They literally believe that Nashville residents should be represented by the same person that someone in the holler is represented by.
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Being from TN I can tell you the racists there fucking hate Memphis. TN doesn’t deserve Memphis. It’s such a cool city with a rich history and cool people. I just wish they had more allies in the state.
They should just have a direct count. If a 150 million people vote, every vote is worth 150 millionth. Same for elections within the state.
Ranked choice voting.