In fact, when Democrats had a majority in Congress, they voted to ban gerrymandering in every state, red states and blue states. Do you know how many Republican members of Congress joined them in that effort? Which one? I'm sorry, which state did you just refer to? I'm asking, do you know how many Republicans joined Democrats in the U.S. Congress to ban gerrymandering? All the Democrats voted for it. Zero Republicans voted for it. Zero.
It's an odd. to ban gerrymandering. All the Democrats voted for it. Zero Republicans voted for it. Zero.
It's an odd, it's an odd.
You can spare me the both sides rhetoric. It's clearly one side that is trying to rig the rules in the middle of the game. My party has never gerrymandered in the middle of the decade at the request of the President of the United States, nor would we.
The only way this is gonna happen in blue states is if Texas executes this power grab. All of us, whether we're Democrats, Independents, or Republicans, we should stand up to politicians who don't want to face accountability at the ballot box. That's exactly what's happening here. And I ask you, if Republican policies are popular, why do they need to redraw these maps?
Why can't they just run on their policies?
I'm getting wrapped on time. I'm getting wrapped on time. I'm enjoying this conversation. I want to let it go on.
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