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Ted Cruz: “New York, Democrats get 55%, 56% of the vote, and they get…”

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

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Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide

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No, no, we follow the rules. No, no, no, the court said you didn't follow the rules. That's how bad they were in New York on that Senator. And understand, in New York, Democrats get 55%, 56% of the vote, and they get 73% of the congressional district. And by the way, the way they do that in New York is they break up Long island, they break up Republican parts and try to elect Democrats there. (26:33–26:43)

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Asserts that Democrats in New York receive 55-56% of the vote but hold 73% of congressional seats.

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