Democratic Congressman Cleo Fields says it’s “highly unlikely” he’ll win reelection if Louisiana’s congressional lines are redrawn. His district is at the center of a Supreme Court ruling on Louisiana v. Callais that found lawmakers improperly relied on race when drawing the map of his majority minority district.

Cleo Fields is an “unindicted co-conspirator” in a bribery case. All of Louisiana watched the video of him shoving $20,000 in his pockets asking for a piece of paper and envelope to hide the cash on the way out. On top of that, ask him how many times he failed the bar exam. Fields’ career is based on making shady deals. He’s made a very lucrative life for himself being a crony; it’s time to retire.

Has he considered earning the votes of his new constituents?

Any district which crawls all the way across an entire state in order to snag a few black folks along the way is inherently wrong. Creating a district which guarantees a racially biased outcome is now illegal. Black politicians are going to have to find a new schtick.

You left out of the story that Cleo Fields authored the bill in 2024 to take away the GOP district and create the gerrymandered district. Now Louisiana is probably just going back to the 2022 map.

He created a huge straw man argument by saying some white voters will never vote black so therefore you must be white to win.

None of these motherfuckers remember, who Cleo fields really is either. That’s the most crooked motherfucker in the state of Louisiana. He’s just as bad as Dollar bill Jefferson.

Democrats are legit complaining about the completely gerrymandered District 6 in Louisiana being fixed. I can have some sympathy for Memphis, Tennessee, but I have absolutely ZERO for Democratic Party Representative Cleo Fields.

@rjamesfinn You are a thief, not sure how you got re-elected anyway

I was thrown into his idiotic constructed District. May as well have no representation at all!

Menard wins in 1868 and is blocked. Colfax erupts in 1873 - the deadliest racial massacre of Reconstruction. The lesson was clear: opponents of Black political power would use every tool available, legal or violent. And in 2026, the Voting Rights Act is weakened again, and the Chief Justice shrugs. This isn’t a Louisiana story. It’s the American story.

What about Chinese? Brown people? Mexicans? Why do only Black people get this congressional privilege? It’s racist!

Democrats upset they're going to have to win elections based on their policies and ideology.

Is it because of the bribes? I bet it’s because of the bribes

Cleo does nothing for his district. I will wait for his accomplishments that have elevated his constituents. There are none!

Fake news creator and purveyor of falsehoods, CBS and it falsehood flagship 60 Minutes, continue to push one-sided anti-American bias. If corporate owned CBS broadcasts it, you know its full of left-leaning lies...

Why doesn’t he try campaigning for the white vote ? And adjust his message and work for all citizens.

Sounds like Cleo just wants districts handed to him (like the current one) without having to compete for them.

Maybe Cleo should be less race-focused and focus on serving ALL the people of his district, not just the Blacks.

I think the best part about all this redistricting is that its finally showing Democrats dont actually care about Black people. That they just use black people to gain power.

He’s implying a black candidate wouldn’t be able to win election in a majority white district. That’s demonstrably false. There are 5 black Senators, all of whom were elected by white majority states. And roughly 20 black House members were elected by majority white voters.

He shouldn’t be able to run anyway. He’s a thief and totally corrupt.

He never says he is qualified he just says he is black

He doesn’t deserve our vote!

Cleo Fields is an unindicted conspirator in a public corruption case who failed the bar 3 times. Funny you don’t mention that

Why is this guy entitled to a lifelong job where he does nothing just because he’s Black

If he can't win without unconstitutional, racist maps, then perhaps his message doesn't resonate.

Republicans take great pleasure in destroying the lives and careers of Democrats. They stacked the deck to do it and nothing and nobody can stop them because the U.S.'s highest court is bought and paid for by Republicans. The most corrupted era in American history—the Trump era.

Maybe stop calling people racist daily and do your job and you might actually be good enough to win people over. I know thats a concept now that Democrats have forgotten. They prefer being handed votes instead of earning them. The ideology and mindset is the problem not color.

175K and benefits for the same policies that have not really helped the Black Community. It will be hard to replace that.

@RedistrictNet Kkk party has a stranglehold over blacks via so called “benefits. Just look up the LBJ quote when he said they’ll be voting for the for the next 100 years. And he was right

Their inability to self reflect is astounding. There are tons of Black people that have been elected in white majority areas. It is really time for Democrats to stop being so racist.

@EternalBuddha3 Remember why the tea party riot happened...

Then he'll just have to do a better job as a Congressman - and be a better candidate.

Is @60Minutes saying blacks can’t win elections without racist gerrymandering?