Voting rights is about as hot a topic as it gets in politics right now, with the debate centered around whether voting laws pushed by Republicans amount to discrimination of minorities. One thing Federal Election Commission filings are showing, though, is that amid the debate, several high-profile minority candidates and lawmakers are raising a lot of money for their 2022 campaigns.
CQ Roll Call Senior Writer Kate Ackley discusses the disclosures on the latest episode of Political Theater.
Show Notes:
- Amid ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ rhetoric, some GOP candidates of color thrive
- Supreme Court confirmation battle could shift focus in midterms
- Federal court throws out Alabama’s new congressional map
- Richmond: ‘We’re not giving up’ on voting rights
- ‘Back of the line’: Trump debuts new material, ramping up race-based claims
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