Ted Cruz: “82, 83% of the seats are Democrat even though only about 60%…”

“So California wants to redistrict. They're going to redistrict to create five new Democrat seats. California is already one of the most heavily gerrymandered states in the country. I think 82, 83% of the seats are Democrat even though only about 60% of the votes are Democrat [in California]. They're going to jack it up to over 90% Democrat. They're just, they're trying to eliminate Republicans. They're telling Republicans in California you have no voice. And this is an example.” (45:59–46:08)

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