This Thursday Morning EditionThey stacked the deck in favor of Florida Governor. Ron DeSantis was involved in redistricting efforts across the state. Anchor Rachel Martin opened with a slight hint of racial animus. He stated that “Governor Ron DeSantis wanted maps that would weaken African American voting rights in two crucial districts. If lawmakers do not comply, he will threaten a veto.”
Greg Allen from Miami used an animus word: “The Court approved boundary lines many years ago. To uphold them, they were maintained by them.” Federal and State Protections Black voters. DeSantis created his maps. Eliminate that African American District and all othersOrlando, Florida
NPR assumes that the NPR analysis implicitly states that black Democrats are represented by “protections” of blacks. This sounds discriminatory in NPR’s preferred direction. National Review has a detailed look by Dan McLaughlin into Florida’s racist gerrymandering.
NPR offered quotes from a conservative expert, and a liberal expert….but the liberal group is nonpartisan (again!);
ALLEN: Robert Popper is that Robert Popper Judicial Watch, a conservative activist group. According to him, drawing a larger area than 200 miles in length that is only a few hundred miles wide would violate a federal rule regarding compactness. It connects urban and rural Black communities at Florida’s northeast boundary. Michael Li at the Brennan Center for Justice The Federal Voting Rights Act protects the district, as well as Florida’s Constitution, which prevents legislators from weakening existing minorities voting districts.
The Brennan Center folks also double as a “voting rights group” that pairs with Democrats. (Notice how the Democrats are implying that they favor voting rights in contrast to the Republicans and the conservatives.
ALLEN: Democrats andVoting rights organizations the map drawn by the Republican-controlled House Committee also has problems. It removes the protected African American area in Orlando. Groups for voting rightsIf it is adopted, they will most likely contest it in court. Some Republicans especially Conservatism activists Believe that the courts may be willing to reconsider protections given minority voters at both the federal level and the state level.
Allen concluded, naturally, that DeSantis does all of this to garner conservative support in the event he runs as president.
ALLEN: DeSantis’s plan would decrease the number protected African American districts in Florida from four to two and would likely give Republicans two additional seats. Isbell believes that the governor, who is a likely 2024 GOP presidential contender, wants to consolidate support. Conservatism.
Why doesn’t NPR focus on redistricting the Democrat-run state of New York, Illinois or Maryland instead? You can read more Morning EditionIt was Ohio on February 9. It was Ohio. Weekend Edition Sunday on February 13, they focused on New Hampshire (which only has TWO districts!) NPR’s focus last fall was on Texas, Georgia and Ohio.
Steve Harrison published an overview story on redistricting, February 7. He stated that courts in Ohio and Pennsylvania rejected Republican-drawn map designs, while states such Maryland and New York have approved maps by Democrats, which are likely to be more gerrymandered and partisan than North Carolina.
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