Politics The Race to Rig Congressional Races Is About to Get a Lot Uglier The Supreme Court’s decision to gut the Voting Rights Act is a problem for Democrats—and a nightmare for democracy. Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The other shoe of the ongoing mid-decade redistricting battle dropped on Wednesday. In a 6‍–‍3 decision, the Supreme Court gutted yet another key element of the Voting Rights Act, this one protecting racial minorities’ equal ability to elect candidates of their choice. The decision gives red states, particularly in the South, carte blanche to gerrymander away previously protected congressional and state-level districts with significant, or majority, minority populations.…