Going to get additional seats it`s largely because an increase in the Hispanic population, African-American population, suburban population, young people. And yet -- and yet, I suspect they are going to try to draw the lines there. They will draw them to minimize the acquisition of power by -- by those groups.
Eric Holder discusses the impact of demographic changes on congressional seat allocation and the potential for gerrymandering in Texas.
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