Racist Redistricting Response: Historic Voter Turnout November 3

By Ted Glick 

The election redistricting decisions made last week by the Virginia Supreme Court, by a 4-3 margin, and the US Supreme Court, by a 6-3 margin, have outraged, depressed and/or confused millions of US American voters, while temporarily, at least, energizing racists and Trump supporters. But there’s been no substantive change in the polling numbers for Trump. Averaging out the latest polls reported on this week by CNN, The Economist, Reuters and Financial Times, Trump is disapproved by 59% and supported by only 38%.

As important is the issue of who is most motivated to vote. A poll several months ago reported that those leaning Democratic are more motivated to vote compared to those learning Republican by an almost 2-1 margin, something like 49% to 27%. This is not a small thing.

It is important to keep these facts in mind as we continue forward toward the historic November 3 election day. But what happens on that day is too important not to take seriously this redistricting challenge.

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Ted Glick has been a progressive activist and organizer since 1968. He is the author of two books, Burglar for Peace and 21st Century Revolution, published in 2020 and 2021 and both available at https://pmpress.org. More info can be found at https://tedglick.com.