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Pete Buttigieg: “Right now, only 1 out of 10 house races is actually…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Published | Video Starts at 09:37

Fair maps bring us the opportunity to have Representatives be more representative and to have them be more willing to stand up to a president, any president who gets out of hand. Right. Right now, only 1 out of 10 house races is actually competitive. And so 9 out of 10 house races. All anybody has to worry about is their own flank, which means a lot of Representatives. (09:37–09:42)

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Asserts that only 10% of House races are competitive.

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