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  "path": "/2026/05/17/upshot/redistricting-race-court-gerrymanders-elections.html",
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  "site": "https://www.nytimes.com",
  "tags": [
    "Redistricting and Reapportionment",
    "Voting Rights Act (1965)",
    "Black People",
    "Midterm Elections (2026)",
    "United States Politics and Government",
    "Minorities",
    "Tennessee",
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  "textContent": "Our simulations debunk the notion that the act created artificial minority districts that wouldn’t otherwise exist.",
  "title": "Why Neutral Maps Could Empower Black Voters as Much as the Voting Rights Act"
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