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Beto O'Rourke: “They may have a 10 seat additional advantage going into…”

Featuring: Beto O'Rourke, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Texas

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'If Trump wins mid-terms, IT'S GAME OVER' - top democrat says democracy at stake

Published | Video Starts at 27:42

And they have a chance through the redistricting that follows the recent Supreme Court decision in Calais and the gerrymandering that's taking place in Tennessee and other states of the former Confederacy. They may have a 10 seat additional advantage going into these midterms. So it's really going to be close. It's going to be neck and neck. If we had been operating under the old maps, slam dunk, Democrats are going to win under these new maps. (27:42–27:52)

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Asserts that Republicans may gain a 10-seat advantage due to redistricting and gerrymandering.

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