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Elissa Slotkin: “We got rid of political gerrymandering, expanded the right…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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A Book Never Shot Anyone (with Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Cara Erskine)

Published | Video Starts at 35:49

And I encourage anyone listening to ask that question in your state, you know, what can I do through, if you live in a red state, what can I do through a ballot initiative that I can't get through my legislature? We got rid of political gerrymandering, expanded the right to vote, all while we still had a republican legislature. So we didn't. But the most important thing that we did is we had a plan. (35:49–35:57)

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Asserts that Michigan eliminated political gerrymandering and expanded voting rights under a Republican legislature.

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