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Eric Holder: “I suspect they`re going to try to draw the lines there in such a way as to not give full throat to the people who should…”

On the recordApril 26, 2021
I suspect they`re going to try to draw the lines there in such a way as to not give full throat to the people who should have increased political power there.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Expressing concern about gerrymandering in Texas following population growth.

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