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Phil Weiser: “The norm had been up until now, this effort pushed by…”

Featuring: Phil Weiser, Democratic | Attorney General of Colorado

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Full interview: Attorney General Phil Weiser on redrawing Congressional maps in Colorado

Published | Video Starts at 03:19

What is different about this instance that you think that Colorado should abandon its values when we didn't before? What's new is mid cycle redistricting. And this is an important point. The norm had been up until now, this effort pushed by President Trump, you had once a decade. and then we'd have elections and they would decide who the reps were. The idea that you would then go back and try to change outcomes within that decade, that's new. (03:19–03:26)

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Asserts that the norm of once-a-decade redistricting is being challenged by efforts led by President Trump.

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