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YOUTUBE (The Hill) - How a Supreme Court ruling could result in major GOP wins in race for House control

Senators in both parties say the Supreme Court has roiled the political landscape ahead of the midterm elections by effectively striking down majority-minority House districts as unconstitutional racial gerrymanders. Democrats vented their rage over a ruling they said would return the nation to the Jim Crow-era policies of the 1950s and early ’60s, when Black citizens voted at far lower rates than today because of restrictions such as poll taxes and literacy tests. They also fear it could help Republicans pick up as many as 19 new GOP-leaning House seats. Read More: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5856231-republicans-hail-supreme-court-decision/