Adam Serwer: Now, This Is Rigged
5/8/202655 min
Tennessee just completely disenfranchised its black voters after the Supreme Court gave red states the green light to rig the midterms by redistricting black majority districts out of existence—as long as lawmakers pretend they don’t see color when they’re doing it. And while partisan gerrymandering is A-OK with Alito & co., it apparently is not alright for Democratic voters in Virginia to do anything like that to Republicans. Sure sounds like the free speech rules of the Trump administration, where people are free to say what Republicans want said. Plus, the burning rage in the Democratic base, the male doomer industry is selling a bill of goods, and Trump’s very Victorian underestimation of Iran’s ability to fight back.
The Atlantic's Adam Serwer joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
show notes
- Adam's response to the Voting Rights Act ruling
- JVL on the prospects of Platner in 2028
- Tim's playlist
- Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego on 5/20 and in LA on 5/21: TheBulwark.com/Events
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Tim Miller· Host0:44
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to the Bulwark Podcast. I'm your host, Tim Miller. Delighted to welcome back to the show staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of The Cruelty Is the Point, uh, it's Adam Serwer. How you doing, man?
Adam Serwer· Guest1:07
I'm all right. How are you doing, Tim?
Tim Miller· Host1:09
I'm doing maybe a little better than you. You kind of seem sad. You're just all right. You got allergies?
Adam Serwer· Guest1:14
You know, I, I think the Voting Rights Act thing is one of the most, uh, depressing and demoralizing developments in American politics. Uh, I think, you know, watching things like Tennessee redistrict its only Black