Instead of earning votes, they're rigging maps. Instead of persuading people, they're silencing them. Instead of serving voters, they are choosing their voters. Just look what's happening across this country. Donald Trump demanded that red states start gerrymandering so Republicans can cling to power in this House. And Republican politicians lined up to do it. The hell with democracy. The hell was what the people want. Very different story in states like Virginia, where they actually had a vote on the new maps. (56:14–56:21)
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Asserts that Donald Trump urged red states to gerrymander to maintain Republican power in the House.
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