Tuesday’s PBS News Hour predictably injected racism allegations into its coverage of the Supreme Court striking down race-based gerrymandering in Louisiana v. Callais, even covering the story under its portentous “Race Matters” series rubric.White House correspondent Liz Landers traveled to Baton Rouge to collect accusations of racism — though to be fair, the first claim came from a surprising source.The detail about a new map favoring Republicans explains much of the “racial” hysteria from the press – it boils down to partisan concerns for Democratic prospects in Congress. It’s not as if the media encourages black Republicans, either as candidates or as voters.The first non-politician quoted, who leveled a “racist districts” accusation against Louisiana, was strongly identified as a GOP political activist.Still, Democrats received a more sympathetic treatment, with a “civil rights activist” invited to harken back to the days when blacks were denied equal education, as if that had anything to do with the Supreme Court’s decision.Landers peppered her sources with leading questions.Engster, who hosts a political talk show on NPR Baton Rouge affiliate WRKF, noted most whites vote Republican and most blacks vote Democrat, “So it is nearly impossible to separate race from partisanship.” Which didn’t stop PBS from trying:
PBS News Hour
5/12/26
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