Beto O'Rourke: “It's legal. Doesn't make it right. But they're essentially…”

“Right now, Governor Greg Abbott is holding a special legislative session to redraw congressional maps to help Republicans in the 2026 midterms. Here is my question. I find myself asking a lot. Is this legal? It's legal. Doesn't make it right. But they're essentially, this is a process by which members of Congress get to choose their Voters instead of the other way around. And the reason they're doing it is because as we just talked about, immigration, the President's policies, these strong arm tactics, deeply unpopular.” (28:31–28:41)

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