Barbara Boxer: If the Texas Gerrymander Goes Forward, Dems Could Pick Up Five Seats in California ‘in a Heartbeat’

BOXER Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ reality not ideology What ░░░░░░░░ the reality on the ░░░░░░░░ People are hurting they ░░░░░░░░ scared and we need ░░░░░░░░ fight fire with fire ░░░░░░░░ so agree with everything ░░░░░░░░ s been said and ░░░░░░░░ of the legal issues ░░░░░░░░ have been discussed We ░░░░░░░░ great attorneys going toe ░░░░░░░░ toe with these people ░░░░░░░░ you re so right ░░░░░░░░ elections are run by ░░░░░░░░ states So you know ░░░░░░░░ s Governor Newsom is ░░░░░░░░ sitting by If the ░░░░░░░░ gerrymander goes forward we ░░░░░░░░ pick up five seats ░░░░░░░░ in a heartbeat So ░░░░░░░░ re fighting back That ░░░░░░░░ what we should do ░░░░░░░░ s what the people ░░░░░░░░ us to do Tur ░░░░░░░░ criticism of Texas by ░░░░░░░░ has been that what ░░░░░░░░ re doing is corrupt ░░░░░░░░ are usually the redrawing ░░░░░░░░ maps comes after a ░░░░░░░░ every 10 years or ░░░░░░░░ but they re doing ░░░░░░░░ mid cycle They re ░░░░░░░░ it at the request ░░░░░░░░ the president Again does ░░░░░░░░ back to the find ░░░░░░░░ the votes in Georgia ░░░░░░░░ if they go down ░░░░░░░░ path of doing it ░░░░░░░░ well how do they ░░░░░░░░ the argument that they ░░░░░░░░ not also corrupting themselves ░░░░░░░░ fight the corruption Senator ░░░░░░░░ Well I think that ░░░░░░░░ ridiculous I ve heard ░░░░░░░░ say that You know ░░░░░░░░ don t believe in ░░░░░░░░ disarmament It s crazy ░░░░░░░░ states have commissions It ░░░░░░░░ interesting Three Republicans three ░░░░░░░░ That s the right ░░░░░░░░ to go And I ░░░░░░░░ support the bill that ░░░░░░░░ pending in Congress that ░░░░░░░░ everyone should have a ░░░░░░░░ that s nonpartisan that ░░░░░░░░ the line in a ░░░░░░░░ way for everybody That ░░░░░░░░ not the case So ░░░░░░░░ we supposed to sit ░░░░░░░░ and see our democracy ░░░░░░░░ See Trump who wants ░░░░░░░░ be king who s ░░░░░░░░ a ballroom a golden ░░░░░░░░ who wants to go ░░░░░░░░ to the Gilded Age ░░░░░░░░ re supposed to sit ░░░░░░░░ by because we re ░░░░░░░░ to take that high ░░░░░░░░ I m not there ░░░░░░░░ all I believe you ░░░░░░░░ fire with fire I ░░░░░░░░ to do the right ░░░░░░░░ I love the commission ░░░░░░░░ but if they re ░░░░░░░░ to do this midstream ░░░░░░░░ have to face us ░░░░░░░░ I hope this will ░░░░░░░░ out for us.”