BREAKING: New polling shows Governor Roy Cooper skyrocketing in the polls against his Republican opponent in North Carolina’s critical Senate race. This would be an enormous flip.
I know times feel dark right now.
But now is not the time to give in to despair.
Do not let cynical forces convince you that they have already won.
The arc of history is long, but it bends towards justice.
Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach.
The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.