Can Redistricting Lead to a GOP Midterm Victory?

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🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Mike Warren is joined by Jonah Goldberg, David Drucker, and Charles Hilu to discuss the nationwide redistricting battles happening in state legislatures and Donald Trump’s low approval for handling inflation. The Agenda: —Impact of Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS decision —Louisiana, Tennessee, and Alabama redistricting —South Carolina Republican defies Trump —Race and representation —Abysmal inflation approval —Trump: “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation” —Can Republicans win both chambers? —NWYT: Peak bagel? Dispatch Recommendations: —SCOTUS Clears Way for Alabama to Use Congressional Map —Could Hantavirus Go Global? —The Empire of Baloney —Why Surging Federal Debt Matters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.0	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com. Welcome to the Dispatch podcast. I'm Mike Warren. On today's roundtable, we'll discuss the recent Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act and the state redistricting battles happening across the country. We'll also discuss the state of
1:11.7	the economy, one year into Trump's second term and two and a half months into the Iran war,
1:16.5	and what it all means for Trump's popularity and the long-projected Democratic victory in the
1:21.8	upcoming midterms. And finally, not worth your time, have we reached peak bagel?
1:27.7	I'm joined today by my dispatch colleagues, Jonah Goldberg, David Drucker, and Charles Hilloo.
1:32.7	Let's dive in.
1:33.5	All right, well, let's talk about this strange convergence of all kinds of events and things that have been happening really over the last year or so.
1:52.0	It started with Texas and President Donald Trump encouraging the Republican legislature there to redistrict mid-decade and give Republicans an edge in the House of
2:03.8	Representatives by giving Republicans five more seats from Texas. There was a response, of course,
2:10.7	from California. Gavin Newsom did the same thing in California, getting behind this referendum,
2:16.9	which passed in 2025 on election day.
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