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Stacey Abrams: “It is why it's been critical in states that were willing to…”

Featuring: Stacey Abrams, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Georgia

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One-on-One with Stacey Abrams | Cap Times Idea Fest 2025

Published | Video Starts at 44:25

We're in Wisconsin. I know I'm saying it out loud to you because you guys know exactly what I'm talking about. It is a scourge that should never be permitted. And It is why it's been critical in states that were willing to take the lead to try to create independent redistricting coalitions and independent redistricting commissions to try to solve the problem. But the challenge is, in a nation that is constructed like America, only having a few people play by the rules means everyone else pays the price. (44:25–44:37)

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Asserts the importance of independent redistricting commissions to address gerrymandering.

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