PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Colin Allred: “Joe Biden got around 47% of the vote in 2020, but we only…”

Featuring: Colin Allred, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Texas

Watch on YouTube

Rep. Colin Allred's Plan to Defeat Ted Cruz

Published | Video Starts at 05:51

And then even after you get through all that, we dilute the vote, and we even have challenges to your vote post the election. Now, the dilution, of course, is through severe gerrymandering, where we're in a state where Joe Biden got around 47% of the vote in 2020, but we only have 13 of the 38 congressional seats that are controlled by Democrats [in Texas]. And that does have a suppressive effect, because when you don't have competitive elections, then there's sometimes less effort to get out the vote. (05:51–06:06)

CLAIM

Asserts a disparity between Democratic votes and congressional seats in Texas.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Colin Allred

Discover more from

Colin Allred

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.