Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “States like Tennessee want to wipe out every black…”

“I don't think that elected officials choosing their voters is healthy as opposed to voters choosing their elected officials. And that's what gerrymandering does in the present environment. However, when you are seeing States like Tennessee want to wipe out every black representative on the map. in these states, we have an obligation as Americans to stand with black Americans and communities whose representation is being disenfranchised. And so if Virginia were an island or a country unto itself, no, it wouldn't be good.” (54:42–54:53)

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