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Wes Moore: “I think we have to. Yes, and I think – and I think we have to, because I think what's happened is, this is what people…”

On the recordAugust 24, 2025
I think we have to. Yes, and I think – and I think we have to, because I think what's happened is, this is what people hate about politics in the first place, the fact that the president of the United States, very similar to what he did in Georgia, where he called up a series of voter registrants and said, I need you to find me more votes, we're watching the same thing now, where he's calling up legislatures around the country and saying, I need you to find me more congressional districts.
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Wes Moore
Democratic · Maryland
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On the need for redistricting in response to political manipulation.

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