The political scramble for the new South
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The South is the fastest-growing region in the U. S., with states like Georgia and Texas seeing a surge of younger and more diverse people. Experts say that could mean generational political shifts in the Sun Belt. GuestsMichael Li, senior counsel in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s School of Law. Charles Bullock, Richard B. Russell professor of political science at the University of GeorgiaAmanda Nelson, co-founder of Y’all Vote, an organization working to flip statehouses in the South from Republican to Democrat. Political content creator behind the account “Amanda’s Mild Takes.”Matt Mackowiak, GOP strategist. President of Potomac Strategy Group. Former chair of the Travis County Republican Party. Transcript of Full BroadcastThe version of our broadcast available at the top of this page and via podcast apps is a condensed version of the full show. You can listen to the full, unedited broadcast here:Part I ANTHONY BROOKS: The South is the fastest-growing region in the United States with expanding populations of young people, immigrants, and people of color. That means big shifts in political power.
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