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Gavin Newsom: “Greg Abbott indulgent, not only did their legislature move…”

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Published October 26, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:13

So reminiscent, of course, to what happened in Georgia. Dialing up for 11, 12,000 votes. He hasn't stopped there. Not only was Greg Abbott indulgent, not only did their legislature move forward to rig the system with five additional seats. but you've seen the same thing take shape in Missouri and just quite literally hours or so ago in North Carolina. (02:13–02:24)

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Asserts that Greg Abbott and the legislature moved to rig the system with five additional seats.

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“The President of the United States made a phone call to a sitting governor and said he was, quote, unquote, entitled to five seats in an…”
President Obama Joins Gavin Newsom Rally Against Redistricting | Uploaded October 26, 2025 | 01:45-01:52
“It will be the first maps ever to be in front of the voters in the United States of America.”
President Obama Joins Gavin Newsom Rally Against Redistricting | Uploaded October 26, 2025 | 04:51-04:57
“You've seen the same thing take shape in Missouri and just quite literally hours or so ago in North Carolina.”
President Obama Joins Gavin Newsom Rally Against Redistricting | Uploaded October 26, 2025 | 02:23-02:31
“The president continues to invite leaders from their legislature into the Oval Office, doing everything to coerce.”
President Obama Joins Gavin Newsom Rally Against Redistricting | Uploaded October 26, 2025 | 02:38-02:46
“We move forward by putting the maps not only through the California legislature with two thirds of their support, but now in front of the…”
President Obama Joins Gavin Newsom Rally Against Redistricting | Uploaded October 26, 2025 | 04:38-04:52
“Early voting is already taking place. We're seeing some pretty extraordinary numbers of early votes that have already been cast.”
President Obama Joins Gavin Newsom Rally Against Redistricting | Uploaded October 26, 2025 | 05:18-05:27
“You're going to likely see members of our military in and around polling booths and voting places all across this country.”
President Obama Joins Gavin Newsom Rally Against Redistricting | Uploaded October 26, 2025 | 07:09-07:17
“We'll be seeing those images here in San Francisco in a matter of days, like we're seeing in Chicago and Portland and all across this…”
President Obama Joins Gavin Newsom Rally Against Redistricting | Uploaded October 26, 2025 | 07:23-07:32
“You have the power with Prop 50. You have the power to restore checks and balances.”
President Obama Joins Gavin Newsom Rally Against Redistricting | Uploaded October 26, 2025 | 07:45-07:51
“Mr. President, you talked about that 250th anniversary. That's what this is about.”
President Obama Joins Gavin Newsom Rally Against Redistricting | Uploaded October 26, 2025 | 16:14-16:58
“The fact that people are showing up, having given into [fear, anxiety, cynicism], should distill us with a sense of well being.”
President Obama Joins Gavin Newsom Rally Against Redistricting | Uploaded October 26, 2025 | 16:31-16:38
“The best of Roman Republic, Greek democracy, popular sovereignty, this notion of a system of checks and balances, the rule of law, not the…”
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