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district could siphon off traditional Democratic votes from them.
That’s part of the reason Republicans are raising a large war chest to raise legal challenges to what they expect will be a final plan that doesn’t include a black majority district.
Should that happen, then the GOP could be joined in court by two unlikely allies — the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP. Both those organizations argue that the amended federal civil rights act of 1984 mandates creation of a black majority congressional district if it’s possible. And they’re confident it’s possible to carve out such a legally defensible district in Tidewater.
For Republicans the district would amount to a trade off. Though the seat would go to a black Democrat, it would strengthen their hold on the 1st District, give them a shot at defeating two incumbent Democrats and probably make it tougher for Democrats to gerrymander Northern Virginia Republican incumbents out of office.
If a black majority district comes about, either by legislative action or judicial fiat, Scott would be positioned well for Congress since Del.
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