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Republican Redistricting War Heats Up in Mississippi

After the Supreme Court struck down congressional redistricting done solely on the basis of race last week, Republican officials in Mississippi are split over whether to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the midterm elections.

“It’s time for Mississippi to redraw the lines and eliminate the racially gerrymandered district that exists solely to protect Bennie Thompson,” Mississippi State Auditor Shad White told The Daily Signal. “I’m not scared to say it: Bennie Thompson is the worst member of Congress, and we need to redraw his district so we can send President [Donald] Trump more allies in Congress.”

White is currently the only statewide Republican official publicly calling for redistricting before November. As of Friday, none of the Republican gubernatorial candidates or state lawmakers had called for the Legislature to take up congressional redistricting ahead of the midterms.

Other Republican leaders, including Mississippi House Speaker Jason White, have expressed interest in redrawing the map but argued that the effort should........

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