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Hakeem Jeffries: “They never thought we would forcefully respond to their…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Leader Jeffries on MS Now's PoliticsNation

Published | Video Starts at 09:45

I don't know what kind of accent that was. But at the end of the day, we'll keep the pressure on them. They're just big mad because They never thought we would forcefully respond to their efforts to rig the midterm elections by gerrymandering maps all across the country. We responded forcefully, immediately, strongly. And as a result, they now found themselves down, not up, as it relates to a redistricting battle that they once thought was going to net them 10, 12 or 15 seats. (09:45–09:54)

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Asserts that there was an expectation that Democrats would not respond strongly to Republican gerrymandering efforts.

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