Trump has turned Republicans into the anti-Black party |
Trump has turned Republicans into the anti-Black party
Led by President Trump, the Republican Party has disgracefully embraced white Christian nationalists and is working to turn back the clock on progress America has made in the struggle against racism and other bigotry.
Some 83 percent of Black voters are Democrats or lean Democratic, according to the Pew Research Center. Because of this, Trump has demanded Republican officials make it harder for African Americans to vote and elect candidates of their choosing.
Trump has successfully pressured Republican-controlled states to engage in mid-decade congressional redistricting that could enable the GOP to gain more than a dozen House seats and reduce the number of Black House members.
Redistricting approved by California voters could enable Democrats to win up to five more House seats, and a court order will likely enable Democrats to win one more House seat in Utah.
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, recently said that 19 of the 59 Black Democrats now in the House are in danger of losing their seats in the November elections because of Republican redistricting. In addition, none of the four Black Republicans in the House is seeking reelection. (Two are running for governor, one ran unsuccessfully for Senate, and one is retiring after the Utah court decision mentioned above redrew his seat.)
The redistricting that could reduce the number of Black House members was made possible by a historic 6-3 ruling by the Republican appointees on the Supreme Court. The ruling removed protections the 1965 Voting Rights Act gave to racial minorities in voting districts where they are a majority of the population.
The Supreme Court decision allows partisan gerrymandering........