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Mike Lawler: “Illinois gerrymandered the map so badly that there's only…”

Featuring: Mike Lawler, Republican | U.S. House, New York, District 17

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Rep. Mike Lawler on gerrymandering, Trump's tariffs and more | The Point Full Interview 8.10.25

Published | Video Starts at 04:26

But this is something that universally, I think most Americans would agree. The idea that you're going to pick who your constituents are by gerrymandering, the map is wrong. You look at Illinois gerrymandered the map so badly that there's only three Republicans representing the state in Congress. Meanwhile, uniformly in election after election, Republicans are getting 40 plus percent of the vote. (04:26–04:36)

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Asserts that Illinois' gerrymandering resulted in only three Republicans in Congress.

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