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To Win Their Races, Black Politicians Confront a New Landscape

17 juillet 2026 à 05:00
With the Voting Rights Act weakened, Black representation will depend less on Black voters and more on broad, multiracial appeal or on ideological outsider campaigns.

© Mustafa Hussain for The New York Times

“The idea that Black candidates are only electable in Black districts is patently false,” said Representative Lauren Underwood, who represents a largely white district.
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