A Vote is a Kind of Prayer

“I often say that a vote is a kind of prayer for the world we desire for ourselves and for our children. And our prayers are stronger when we pray together.”

Wise words from Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock, who joined Grounded Wednesday to discuss Tuesday primary results, the redistricting fight in the South, and why turnout is going to matter so much in the general election in November.

When it comes to the midterms, Warnock says he feels a lot better now than he did a year ago, but not quite as good as he did before the Supreme Court decision on Louisiana redistricting.

“It’s hard really to overstate how devastating and massive this decision, the Calais decision, will be on our electoral program,” Warnock said. “They have literally turned the clock all the way back. And we could literally look up and see a Congress in terms of racial makeup that looks more like the Congress of the 1950s. That is where we are.”

We touch on some policy, too—including private equity in housing and the warehouses the Dept. of Homeland Security bought up to turn into ICE detention centers. Plus, why Sen. Warnock says Jon Tester is the reason he’s in the Senate.