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Jacob Frey: “There are so few purple districts that even exist anymore in…”

Featuring: Jacob Frey, Democratic–Farmer–Labor | Mayor of Minneapolis | Minnesota

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Mayor Jacob Frey on the Minneapolis Mass Shooting (One Hour Detours)

Published | Video Starts at 34:18

To your point, you're right, you're right, the system is messed up. Look at how some of these districts are drawn. There are so few purple districts that even exist anymore in the country. There used to be a whole lot of them. You know, a district that could sway one way could sway another way, you know, and there's actually a constructive debate and the election plays out in the general election. (34:18–34:22)

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Asserts that there are very few competitive districts left in the U.S.

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