Redrawing Democracy in Tennessee Tennessee's peculiar politics have long been marked by controversy and division, but this year's primary elections are shaping up to be one of the most significant tests of democracy in recent memory.
The Supreme Court's decision to weaken federal protections for minority voters has triggered a chain reaction of redistricting changes that threaten to fundamentally alter the state's electoral landscape.
The Republican dominated legislature has redrawn its congressional map, splitting Tennessee's only Black majority district in half and reassigning it to a more predominantly white area.