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Adam Schiff: “They don`t have to change their policies. They could have -- continue to have backward regressive policies. They don`t…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2021
They don`t have to change their policies. They could have -- continue to have backward regressive policies. They don`t have to appeal to what their constituents want, as long as they can essentially prohibit people from voting who won`t vote for them, and redraw districts or draw them such that one party really can`t compete there.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Schiff critiques the Republican strategy of maintaining power through voter suppression and gerrymandering.

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