How Alabama's Republicans are disenfranchising Black voters
A battle for Alabama’s second congressional district is being fought against a backdrop of partisan gerrymandering and America’s ongoing civil rights struggle. Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone track down the Maga Republican Rhett Marques who is looking to unseat Democratic incumbent Shomari Figures but won’t answer questions about redistricting. Meanwhile, lower-income residents in rural parts of the district are still fighting for basic sanitation rights after Donald Trump ended federal assistance, which the administration described as 'illegal DEI'.
TL;DR
- The second congressional district in Alabama is a site of political conflict involving partisan gerrymandering and civil rights struggles.
- MAGA Republican Rhett Marques is attempting to unseat Democratic incumbent Shomari Figures.
- Marques has declined to answer questions regarding redistricting.
- Lower-income residents in rural areas of the district are still seeking basic sanitation rights.
- Federal assistance for sanitation was ended by the Trump administration, which characterized it as 'illegal DEI'.