On Tuesday night’s The ReidOut, fill-in host Jonathan Capehart and two of his guests panicked over the realization that if the dispute over the redrawing of Alabama’s congressional maps made it to the United States Supreme Court, the high court would side with Alabama and let their congressional map stand.
“We also have to acknowledge that the fix might be in,” guest Cornell Belcher belched. “Given what you seen [sic] happen, would you be at all surprised if in fact the fix is in and they know in fact if they get this case back to Brett Kavanaugh, he's gonna do their bidding,” he huffed.
Capehart jumped in to commiserate with Belcher: “Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is the main driver behind the non-compliance strategy. And then, there are bigger implications here than just Alabama districts or even compliance with the Supreme Court.”
“We're talking about control of the House of Representatives,” Capehart wailed. “How concerning is it, Cornell, that the Speaker of the House is part of all this?”
Capehart then agreed with Belcher: “When you said the fix was in, I guess that’s what you were getting at.”
“That’s what I’m getting at. The fix is in,” Belcher reiterated. “[T]he Republican Party, they're no longer a majority party. They haven't been a majority party in some time. When was the last time a Republican won in fact the majority? They are no longer a majority party and they realize that. That's why I argue the fix is in,” he smeared.
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MSNBC’s The ReidOut
9/5/2023
7:39:12 p.m. EasternCORNELL BELCHER: We also have to acknowledge that the fix might be in. I mean, given what you seen [sic] happen, would you be at all surprised if in fact the fix is in and they know in fact if they get this case back to Brett Kavanaugh, he's gonna do their bidding. I wouldn't be surprised. I think when you look at where the majority of Americans are right now on their respect for the Supreme Court, I don't think any of us would be surprised by it.
JONATHAN CAPEHART: As the story goes on to say, according to AP sources, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is the main driver behind the non-compliance strategy. And then, there are bigger implications here than just Alabama districts or even compliance with the Supreme Court. We're talking about control of the House of Representatives. How concerning is it, Cornell, that the Speaker of the House is part of all this? I guess it gets to what you were just saying. When you said the fix was in, I guess that’s what you were getting at.
BELCHER: That’s what I’m getting at. The fix is in. Look, they had -- the Republicans just had, and look at all the data, it says they just had an electorate that was as Republican as they’ve had in a long long time, and Democrats picked up Senate seats and they fought Republicans to a draw, which was supposed to be a tsunami election. They're not gonna get a better election and a better electorate than they just had and they barely took the House by a narrow margin. If come 2024, and we see normal sized turnout and we see people of color engaging, and we see voting maps that are not rigged, the Republican Party, they're no longer a majority party. They haven't been a majority party in some time. When was the last time a Republican won in fact the majority? They are no longer a majority party and they realize that. That's why I argue the fix is in.
