{"id":2611970,"date":"2026-06-08T11:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/booker-boosts-coffers-of-black-politicians-facing-new-maps\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:58:15","slug":"booker-boosts-coffers-of-black-politicians-facing-new-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/booker-boosts-coffers-of-black-politicians-facing-new-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Booker boosts coffers of black politicians facing new maps"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbooker-boosts-coffers-of-black-politicians-facing-new-maps%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611970&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is investing at least six figures too support black Democrats and Democratic candidates and party groups-particularly in Southern states-arguing that Republican-led mid-decade redistricting threatens Black depiction. He says the spending targets affected Democratic incumbents, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, allied outside groups, and seven state Democratic parties (Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Missouri, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee). <\/p>\n<p>The article notes that many of these states are advancing new or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >newly adopted congressional maps<\/a> that could favor Republicans, and it points to the Supreme Court\u2019s *Louisiana v. Callais* decision as boosting the GOP redistricting effort by weakening parts of the Voting Rights Act on racial gerrymandering. Booker and other Democrats criticize the ruling,claiming southern states are discussing moves that would reduce or eliminate meaningful Black representation in upcoming elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cory-booker\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"501\">Cory Booker<\/a> (D-NJ) is pouring money into the campaign operations of black lawmakers targeted by the Republican Party\u2019s mid-decade <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"241\">redistricting<\/a> efforts, especially in the South.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1065\">New Jersey<\/a> Democrat is spending at least six figures on black Democrats, Southern state Democratic parties, and allied groups, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/news\/booker-redistricting-black-representation-south\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/news\/booker-redistricting-black-representation-south\">according to<\/a> MS Now. The exact amount of money offered is unspecified in the report.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4598722\/ken-paxton-defense-attorney-endorses-james-talarico-texas-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ken Paxton\u2019s defense attorney endorses James Talarico in race for Texas Senate seat<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4597065\/house-gop-legislative-backlog-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House GOP faces growing legislative backlog ahead of midterms<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4597640\/platner-socialist-democrats-tea-party\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Platner candidacy a big test for Tea Party-like socialist Democrats\u2019 uprising<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Booker says he is trying to defend black representation, which he believes is threatened by GOP-led redistricting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-image-compare\">\n<div class=\"juxtapose\" data-mode=\"horizontal\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe midterms must now be a movement election to defend Black representation and stand up for the principles of our democracy,\u201d he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CoryBooker\/status\/2063963384203071867\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CoryBooker\/status\/2063963384203071867\">posted on X<\/a>. \u201cIt is going to require resources, which is why I\u2019m proud to support candidates and organizations on the frontlines of the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The senator is allocating the money toward Democratic incumbents affected by redistricting this election cycle, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, outside groups, and seven state Democratic parties, a Booker aide told MS Now. Those parties are based in Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Missouri, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of these states, with the exception of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-carolina\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"524\">South Carolina<\/a>, either already have enacted or are actively pursuing newly drawn congressional maps that will give Republicans an edge in the midterm elections. The state legislature in South Carolina <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4582193\/redistricting-push-south-carolina-fails-state-legislature-bails\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4582193\/redistricting-push-south-carolina-fails-state-legislature-bails\/\">recently blocked<\/a> a redistricting bill that would have targeted Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-clyburn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2026\">Jim Clyburn<\/a> (D-SC), a longtime black congressman seeking reelection this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans stand to gain up to 10 House seats nationwide if all goes well for their candidates in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11675\">midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe title=\"Which states are trying to enact new maps for the midterms\" aria-label=\"Choropleth map\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-gyDC7\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/gyDC7\/6\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"493\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";r.style.height=d}}});<\/script>    <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GOP-led redistricting push across the South was bolstered by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"203\">Supreme Court\u2019s<\/a> <em>Louisiana v. Callais<\/em> ruling, which determined racial gerrymandering was unlawful and weakened a provision in the Voting Rights Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4593382\/congressional-black-caucus-block-college-sports-reform-redistricting\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4593382\/congressional-black-caucus-block-college-sports-reform-redistricting\/\">CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS VOWS TO BLOCK COLLEGE SPORTS REFORM OVER SOUTHERN STATES\u2019 REDISTRICTING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Booker, along with the rest of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"288\">Democratic Party<\/a>, has been extremely critical of the landmark decision since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-gun-challenges-are-hoping-to-make-their-way-to-second-amendment-friendly-supreme-court-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Pro-gun challenges are hoping to make their way to Second Amendment-friendly Supreme Court - Washington Examiner\">high court handed<\/a> it down in late April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re already seeing Southern states openly discuss eliminating Black representation\u2014drawing districts that disenfranchise African American voters and strip them of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghanistan-women-protest-shameful-u-n-silence-on-taliban-repression\/\" title=\"Afghanistan: Women Protest &#039;Shameful&#039; U.N. Silence on Taliban Repression\">meaningful representation<\/a>,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9LilHH9A29E\">Booker said<\/a> on MS Now\u2019s <em>Morning Joe<\/em> one day after the ruling. \u201cI am here as a United States senator because of a movement that fought to end this kind of discrimination.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Booker funds black lawmakers\u2019 campaigns amid GOP redistricting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2611971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26101609082426.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81014,6571,5894,16985,60925],"class_list":["post-2611970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-black-politicians","tag-elections","tag-politics","tag-redistricting","tag-voting-maps"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26101609082426.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611970"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2611974,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611970\/revisions\/2611974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2611971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}