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Greg Abbott: “In Illinois, I think they may have maybe three congressional…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Governor Abbott Talks Redistricting Fight On Fox News’ The Will Cain Show

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You heard the reaction there from some of your fellow governors. What do you say? Some very rich hypocrisy on their part. There are no states more gerrymandered than California and Illinois and New York. In Illinois, I think they may have maybe three congressional seats for Republicans, despite the fact that Trump won more than 40% of the vote there. Same thing applies in states like California and New York. I don't. I don't think those states can gerrymander any more than they have what Texas is doing. (00:15–00:25)

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Asserts that Illinois has only about three Republican congressional seats despite Trump winning over 40% of the vote.

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