Rep. Cohen (D-TN) on ‘shameful’ Tennessee redistricting erasing his House district: ‘Next stop is the courts’

[westwall]

MSN

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) vowed legal action Thursday after Tennessee passed a new House map that carves up his majority-Black congressional district in an effort to flip his seat red in November.

Cohen, the lone Democrat in Tennessee’s nine-member House delegation, called the new map “shameful” and criticized Republicans for heeding President Trump’s call to pursue mid-decade redistricting ahead of the midterm elections.

“And just like that, the TN GOP voted to enforce a racial gerrymander of Memphis and strip our city of effective representation for decades,” Cohen wrote in a post on the social platform X.

The new map splits Cohen’s Memphis-based 9th Congressional District — the state’s only majority-Black congressional district — into three districts and further divides Nashville into five.

The Tennessee House and Senate approved the new map earlier Thursday after first voting to repeal the state’s 56-year prohibition on mid-decade redistricting, a necessary step before lawmakers could move forward with the proposal.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed into law the new map and other related bills later Thursday.

Huh, I guess the whirlwind is being reaped.

My bet is Cohen did not have any problem with Spanberger's gerrymander of Virginia.

Yeah, that clown wore out his welcome long ago.

 

[Polishprince]

Rep. Cohen is a Honky who is being displaced.

Maybe the new district line will give the brothers a chance to win a Congressional seat in Tennessee?

 

[Lesh]

MSN

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) vowed legal action Thursday after Tennessee passed a new House map that carves up his majority-Black congressional district in an effort to flip his seat red in November.

Cohen, the lone Democrat in Tennessee’s nine-member House delegation, called the new map “shameful” and criticized Republicans for heeding President Trump’s call to pursue mid-decade redistricting ahead of the midterm elections.

“And just like that, the TN GOP voted to enforce a racial gerrymander of Memphis and strip our city of effective representation for decades,” Cohen wrote in a post on the social platform X.

The new map splits Cohen’s Memphis-based 9th Congressional District — the state’s only majority-Black congressional district — into three districts and further divides Nashville into five.

The Tennessee House and Senate approved the new map earlier Thursday after first voting to repeal the state’s 56-year prohibition on mid-decade redistricting, a necessary step before lawmakers could move forward with the proposal.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed into law the new map and other related bills later Thursday.

Huh, I guess the whirlwind is being reaped.

My bet is Cohen did not have any problem with Spanberger's gerrymander of Virginia.

How is it that the courts stopped VA from resistricting but allowed this and other red states to do it?

 

[Lesh]

Rep. Cohen is a Honky who is being displaced.

Maybe the new district line will give the brothers a chance to win a Congressional seat in Tennessee?

It’s designed to do the opposite

 

[1srelluc]

How is it that the courts stopped VA from resistricting but allowed this and other red states to do it?

The dems played fast and loose with Virginia law and lost.

 

[Lesh]

The dems played fast and loose with Virginia law and lost.

In what way was it different from what red states did?

 

[1srelluc]

In what way was it different from what red states did?

I'm not about to rehash the process....Do your own research.

 

[Lesh]

I'm not about to rehash the process....Do your own research.

So you’re talking out your ass

Ok.

 

[BluesLegend]

He can become a night manager at KFC.

What actually work for a living? Not happening.

 

[1srelluc]

So you’re talking out your ass

Ok.

sigh.

Thread 'Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan, dimming party’s midterm hopes'

May 8, 2026

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan, dimming party’s midterm hopes​

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win - WTOP News

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this year’s midterm elections.

wtop.com

This is a disaster for the Dems. What a great way to start the weekend.

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[BluesLegend]

Do you ever stop to realize how stupid you sound?

I'm guessing that poster is a my 300lb life screeching lesbo with no self awareness. RACIAL rigging of congressional districts to RIG the seat for a black Democrat hand picked by the Dem party, thus offering voters no real choice and they defend it like mindless drones.

 

[Lesh]

sigh.

Thread 'Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan, dimming party’s midterm hopes'

May 8, 2026

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan, dimming party’s midterm hopes​

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win - WTOP News

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this year’s midterm elections.

wtop.com

This is a disaster for the Dems. What a great way to start the weekend.

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That basically just says it happened. Not why

 

[1srelluc]

That basically just says it happened. Not why

Bugger-off.

 

[Lesh]

Bugger-off.

Hella response doofus

 

[Man With A Plan]

It’s designed to do the opposite

Ah the Republican who's running for that seat is a black woman, Lesh! So would you like to elaborate on how a black woman replacing a white man is "racist"?

 

[Lesh]

Ah the Republican who's running for that seat is a black woman, Lesh! So would you like to elaborate on how a black woman replacing a white man is "racist"?

You think she’ll vote to advance the needs and desires of her African American constituents?

Neither do I

 

[marvin martian]

In what way was it different from what red states did?

Ten seconds of googling would answer your question. VA violated their own state constitution, the other states didn't.

You can blame Trump if it makes you feel better.

 

[Failzero]

So you’re talking out your ass

Ok.

My Longtime US Congresscritter was Redistricted out ( Ca Dist 1 ) so what’s the big deal

 

[Lesh]

Ten seconds of googling would answer your question. VA violated their own state constitution, the other states didn't.

You can blame Trump if it makes you feel better.

They voted to amend it

 

[struth]

How is it that the courts stopped VA from resistricting but allowed this and other red states to do it?

Because they didn’t violate the law like the Dems in VA