Gavin Newsom: “To erase black representation in his state [Louisiana].”

“He used his emergency powers, literally used his emergency powers to suspend the primary election, to stop the primary election after votes were already being cast. To do what? To erase black representation in his state [Louisiana]. It's happening all across the South. It's real. It's what we've been warning against. And only thing that can stop it is you. All of us.” (00:52–00:57)

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