Tennessee Republicans Propose Map Eliminating State’s Only Democrat

Tennessee Republicans Propose Map Eliminating State’s Only Democrat

The Tennessee GOP’s new election map would eliminate the state’s only Democratic representative and carve up the majority-Black Memphis-area district he represents. The map would divide Democratic Representative Steve Cohen’s Shelby County district, giving Republicans a 9-0 majority in the state. The Memphis metropolitan area would be divided up into three separate districts.“This is insane. The GOP’s newly proposed TN Congressional maps would have people in Shelby County all the way to Williams...

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