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Hakeem Jeffries: “We forced them into a dummy mander in Texas.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 25:39

But that effort has failed. It has failed because Democrats didn't step back. Democrats have fought back all over the place. Democrats won Prop 50 in California. We forced them into a dummy mander in Texas. We stopped them in New Hampshire, stopped them in Nebraska, stopped them in Missouri, stopped them in Indiana, won a seat in Utah, pushed them back in Ohio, a big victory in Virginia, and we're going to keep the pressure on them in Florida. (25:39–25:44)

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