A Democrat Talking Point About ‘Need’ for the Voting Rights Act Gets Crushed by One Simple Fact – RedState

Unsurprisingly, the Louisiana v. Callais In the case currently playing out before the Supreme Court, the usual suspects in the media and on the left (but I’ll repeat myself) are mashing the panic button and engaging in their usual race-based fear-mongering over the possibility that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is about to be “gutted.”

But as my RedState colleague Joe Cunningham wrote in his remarkable briefing on the case—in which Louisiana argued it was in a redistricting no-win situation— Louisiana v. Callais it’s not about “if Section 2 is valid.” It revolves around the following question:

“…what happens when compliance with Section 2 requires a legislature to make race the primary factor in its map – a decision that violates the Equal Protection Clause?”

LEARN MORE: The Voting Rights Act likely won’t be ‘gutted,’ but the Supreme Court appears ready to narrow it

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is among those on the left sounding the alarm, sharing a link to a New York Times opinion piece by two Louisiana Democratic congressmen for whom the Supreme Court’s final decision will impact one way or the other: Cleo Fields (Sixth District) and Troy Carter (Second District).

“This is a must-read and a wake-up call. The Supreme Court is about to authorize vote dilution and eliminate majority-black districts in the South,” Khanna said.

It’s a must-read and a 5-level fire alarm. The Supreme Court is poised to allow vote dilution and eliminate majority-black districts in the South. https://t.co/MjDyvsacBd via @NYTOpinion

-Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) October 16, 2025

Fox News Digital columnist Dave Marcus responded to Khanna, tweeting: “In 2025, there is no justification for majority-black districts beyond the ridiculous left-wing fever dream that America is still plagued by racism. It’s a relic of the past.” This prompted Khanna to ask questions he probably wasn’t prepared to receive the answers to:

How many majority-white districts in the South have black representatives? Can you name that one? Do you really believe that race is no longer a factor in how people vote in the South?

One simple fact crushed Khanna’s central argument that was implied in the first two questions: the fact that there are several majority-white congressional districts in the South where black candidates were elected.

For starters, Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt (TX-38), whose district is 54 percent white, had something to say, pointing out that he was one and saying Khanna should have known since they were congressional colleagues.

“I’m sitting in one of them as a representative. You should know, I’m your colleague,” Hunt wrote. “Stop engaging in racial attacks and tell your party to open up government.”

There’s also Republican Rep. Byron Donalds (FL-19), whose district is 70% white.

There are also majority-white districts in the South that are represented by black Democrats:

Lucy McBath (GA-06) is in a district that is 54% white.

Don Davis (NC-01) is in a district that is 48% majority white.

Valerie Foushee (NC-04) is in a neighborhood that is 54% white.

Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver’s district (MO-05) is 58 percent white.

South Carolina, like Georgia, is considered part of the “Deep South.” His overwhelmingly white 1st Congressional District elected Tim Scott (R). The state, which is more than 60 percent white, has elected him to serve twice in the Senate. I have previously written about his electoral victories:

While Scott was initially appointed in 2013 by then-Gov. Nikki Haley to replace Senator Jim DeMint (who retired) in the Senate, he then won a special election in 2014 to fill the remainder of DeMint’s term. Scott was re-elected to a complete term in 2016.

And although not located in the South, Republican Reps. John James (MI-10) and Burgess Owens (UT-04) were elected in districts that were majority white (73% and 74%, respectively).

As my colleague Jennifer Oliver O’Connell noted in her thoughtful article on the subject, arguments like Khanna’s on the Voting Rights Act are insulting and outdated at this point. And given how Democrats have used and abused it over the years to increase their representation in Congress – sometimes with the help of the courts – if the Supreme Court does eventually rein it in, it will be long late.

Editor’s note: This article was updated after publication for clarity.

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