Post-SCOTUS VRA Redistricting Wars Explode Nationwide; Dem Counteroffensive Launched; Black Voter Backlash

SCOTUS gutted Section 2, enabling aggressive GOP gerrymandering. Dem counteroffensive in 13 states with 21-seat pickup potential. Black voter backlash (81% more motivated). Georgia GOP declines to redraw map. LA-06 flips to safe GOP after Cleo Fields retirement. Black organizers launch new era of voting rights battles; state VRA strategy gains traction. AL-06 Dem primary forum shows local wedge issues. Kondik analysis shows House map roughly as favorable to GOP as 2018's, meaning a Dem wave could still overcome redistricting. Cook PVI shift to R+3 median seat adds structural GOP advantage.