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Ted Cruz: “New York? 56% of New Yorkers vote Democrat. 43% vote…”

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

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Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide

Published | Video Starts at 09:42

That's what they vote Democrat there. So the 38% of Californians that vote Republican get a total of 17% of the congressional delegation. They're basically shut out. How about New York? New York? 56% of New Yorkers vote Democrat. 43% vote Republican. There are 26 congressional seats in New York. 19 of them are Democrats, seven are Republican. What does that mean? It means Democrats get 56% of the vote statewide in New York, and they get. Wait for it, 73% of the statewide congressional delegation. How about Illinois? (09:42–18:00)

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Asserts the distribution of congressional seats in New York does not proportionally reflect voter percentages.

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