Black Voters Say New Congressional Maps Water Down Their Influence
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2022
⏱️ 15 minutes
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This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, political reporter Ashley Lopez and WPLN reporter Blaise Gainey.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Julius and Miami, Florida, visiting my grandparents before I fly back to Amherst |
| 0:05.0 | Mass for college. |
| 0:06.9 | And it's my grandma's birthday. |
| 0:09.2 | This podcast was recorded at 1.40pm Eastern Time on Thursday, August 18th. |
| 0:15.4 | Things may have changed by the time you hear it. |
| 0:17.7 | Happy Birthday, grandma, and here's the show. |
| 0:19.9 | Happy Birthday to your grandma. |
| 0:24.8 | I hope grandma listens. |
| 0:25.8 | I know. |
| 0:26.8 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. |
| 0:29.4 | I must m'haw it. |
| 0:30.4 | I cover the White House. |
| 0:31.4 | I'm actually Lopez. |
| 0:32.4 | I cover politics. |
| 0:33.4 | And I'm Dominic O'Montanar, Senior Political Editor and correspondent. |
| 0:37.2 | And today on the show, we're going to talk about redistricting and specifically what it |
| 0:40.9 | means for Black voters. |
| 0:43.0 | The November midterms will be the first time a new set of maps will be used this decade. |
| 0:48.2 | And of course, there are lots of interesting state maps to look at across the country, |
| 0:51.8 | but let's begin with Florida, because actually you just got back from a trip there to look |
| 0:57.0 | into this very issue. |
| 0:58.5 | And I want to hear why you decided to actually go to Florida for this story. |
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