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Barack Obama: “As a consequence of California's actions, we have a chance…”

Featuring: Barack Obama, Democratic | 44th President of the United States | National

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President Obama Joins Gavin Newsom Rally Against Redistricting

Published | Video Starts at 11:11

The essence of Prop 50 is to say that if you are going to play that game, then we are going to try to counteract that abuse of the system. And As a consequence of California's actions, we have a chance at least to create a level playing field in the upcoming midterm elections. As important is the mechanism that Gavin put into place which says that when we are finished with this monkey business that we're seeing in Texas and Carolina and Missouri … (11:11–11:22)

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Asserts that California's actions could ensure fair elections in the upcoming midterms.

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