re: Louisiana congressional map creating new majority-Black district ruled unconstitutional

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So district 2 would have gone from being 58% black (per Wiki) to 51%. That's not much of a margin if the goal is to elect a minority representative, especially since white people tend to vote at a higher rate than minorities.

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The white population in Orleans Parish isn't going to vote red.

They might cause a white Democrat to take the seat. But that's the real reason anyway. You didn't see the challenges to the map when Chris John and Charlie Melancon were in the House.