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Abigail Spanberger: “When this passed, it would be because individual voters and…”

Featuring: Abigail Spanberger, Democratic | Governor of Virginia

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'Responsive and temporary': Virginia's governor weighs in on voters approving redistricting overhaul

Published | Video Starts at 01:56

… legislatures that the legislature was proposing was before the people and people very much understood that this is temporary responsive and they knew what they were voting for. And that When this passed, it would be because individual voters and especially millions of Virginians had decided to take this step. And that's why the referendum passed, because Virginians recognize the current state of where we are, want to preserve that bipartisan commission into the future, but want to take this responsive step at the moment. (01:56–02:03)

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Asserts that the redistricting referendum passed due to the decision of millions of Virginians.

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