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Ted Cruz: “New Mexico. Trump won 46% in New Mexico. You know how many…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide

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Trump won 42% of Connecticut. You know how many Republican House members there are in Connecticut? I'm going to guess zero to one zero. Yeah, there you go. Democrats have 100%. New Mexico. Trump won 46% in New Mexico. You know how many Republicans are elected New Mexico to Congress? Zero. again? Zero. Wow. Three Democrats, zero Republicans. By the way, is that not the actual definition of gerrymandering when you have 47% or 43% going for a party and they get zero representation in Congress? (12:08–19:29)

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Asserts that despite significant Republican support, New Mexico has no Republican congressional representatives.

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