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Stacey Abrams: “When you don't have competitive races, when people opt out…”

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 46:17

And gerrymandering is a part of the voter suppression architecture of this country. It is absolutely true. And we know this because, yes, When you don't have competitive races, when people opt out of democracy because they know their voices don't count, then you don't have functioning democracy in those places. And so it is incumbent upon everyone who believes in democracy, small D, to believe that gerrymandering is wrong, irrespective of who does it. (46:17–46:28)

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Asserts that lack of competitive races leads to a non-functioning democracy.

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