The Sunday edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only newspaper I continue to receive each week. I hardly ever read it, not even the front page headlines, because as a radio talk show host the news is usually old news to me.
But this time was Memorial Day weekend and I decided to check out the front page stories and the editorial page. The lead front page story was about the special election in the 6th Congressional District. It was the usual information, but it also reminded me of something I had not thought about.
Redistricting! If the Democrats can steal this decades-old Republican seat and regain control of Congress, it gives them an advantage following the 2020 Census in drawing district boundaries to protect Democrats. It's not just that one Democrat vote in Congress, it's one vote closer to a majority and the ability to gerrymander congressional districts.