Screenshot The red-state counteroffensive is underway. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Friday that he is calling a special legislative session next week to review and redraw Tennessee’s congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a major ruling that struck down race-driven mapmaking schemes and weakened one of the Left’s favorite redistricting weapons. Lee said the move is necessary to ensure Tennessee’s congressional districts “accurately reflect the will of Tennessee voters” and to comply with election qualifying deadlines. The special session is expected to begin Tuesday, May 5. Tennessee currently has nine congressional districts, with Republicans holding eight of the nine seats. But conservatives have long argued that the current map still leaves opportunities for Democrats to cling to power in areas where the broader…

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