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Abigail Spanberger: “The Supreme Court of the United States stood with them on…”

Featuring: Abigail Spanberger, Democratic | Governor of Virginia

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FULL EXTENDED VIDEO: Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger talks with Jen Psaki

Published | Video Starts at 12:26

In our special election referendum, we saw more than 3 million Virginians vote, and they voted in favor of a temporary responsive redistricting. And then the Supreme Court of Virginia overturned that, essentially saying that the process itself wasn't constitutional. And The Supreme Court of the United States stood with them on that, refusing to take it up. And after months of campaigning for this redistricting amendment, working to make sure that Virginians understood what it was about, understood why I was supporting it, understood why it was important, there was, you know, a moment of anger, disappointment. (12:26–12:31)

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Asserts that the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up the Virginia redistricting case.

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