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Can Jeffries Save the C.B.C.?

No one on the Hill is feeling the Democratic Party’s string of redistricting losses more than the Congressional Black Caucus, which stands to lose many of their members in the redrawn South. Naturally, they’re turning to their fellow Democrats for help, but will they show up?

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Jeffries has a lot at stake: His fervent redistricting enthusiasm has made it clear that he wants the speakership gig. Photo: Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images
Marianna Sotomayor
May 15, 2026

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For a fleeting moment last month, House Democrats were riding high after taking the lead in the nationwide gerrymandering arms race. Virginia voters had approved their new map, clearing the way for Democrats to pick up as many as four seats and reverse any gains Republicans could make in a newly redrawn Florida. It all seemed consistent with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ own gerrymandering interests: Earlier this year, fearing the Supreme Court would hamstring the Voting Rights Act, Jeffries made plans to continue the midcycle redistricting wars post-2026.