Inside the CBC’s Existential Crisis

Playbook: “The Congressional Black Caucus is facing an existential crisis. As red states rush to ax majority-minority districts across the South, the ascendancy of one of the premier power centers in the House Democratic Caucus is at stake.”

“The coalition was primed for one of its biggest electoral years yet. The caucus has a record 62 members. They’re playing in major primary battles. They represent a loyal base of Black voters that has long been a backbone of the party. And they have a shot at elevating the first Black speaker of the House.”

“Now the CBC is bracing for new maps across the South that threaten to draw members out of their districts after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling earlier this month all but erased protections from the Voting Rights Act. The Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling nullifying the voter referendum on the state’s new Dem-leaning map only added to the blows.”