That's how it ordinarily happens. Well, back in 2001, Texas had done redistricting, but the Democrats controlled the House. Yeah. And so Texas had the most egregious partisan gerrymander in the country, because even though Texas was voting overwhelmingly Republican on the statewide level, Texas was electing a majority of Democrats to the congressional delegation. The Texas Democrats had drawn a map to elect the opposite congressional delegation from the way the state was voting. And it was the nastiest thing, partisan gerrymander in the country by the Texas Democrats. (11:02–11:19)
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Asserts that Texas had the most egregious partisan gerrymander in the country, favoring Democrats despite Republican statewide voting.
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