Gavin Newsom: “Governor Landry suspended an election that was already…”

“And we're seeing that played out all across this country now after the Supreme Court on the Voting Rights Act Section 2, and none more galling and outrageous than what Governor Landry suspended an election that was already underway, where tens of thousands of voters had already voted. Suspended the election by declaring an emergency for the intended purpose of eliminating black representation in his state. Jim Crow 2.0. These guys are not screwing around. They're ruthless.” (14:12–14:36)

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