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Supported by governor walker as well. so what have you been up to since 2016? eric holder has been busy. hes been beating one of the highest-profile republican governors in the country up and down the ballot, in and out of court, and on the governors home turf. and hes up for more. the main thrust of this group that eric holder founded with president obama is actually about the district maps that determine which candidates run where. when republicans swept the midterm elections in 2010, the firs...

Down the ballot, in and out of court, and on the governors home turf. and hes up for more. the main thrust of this group that eric holder founded with president obama is actually about the district maps that determine which candidates run where. when republicans swept the midterm elections in 2010, the first midterms of the obama era, not only did they retake control of congress, they also took control of 21 legislative chambers across the country. and legislative chambers draw district maps. th...

Supremely well qualified on the position. on her letter, you are right. it does go a step further. she was careful not to criticize the administration in the process and not to criticize what people were trying to accomplish at the time, which is very important. some liberals are out trying to condemn the entire bush administration how they prosecuted the war on terror and she was careful not to do that. >> dana: i have 20 seconds left because of the senators that were talking so let me ask you....

But im going to respectfully disagree with my colleagues on this panel. i dont have a problem with these drones. the fbi can go and do this stuff as it is. the cia can do it. your local law enforcement can do it. so what is the difference between it being in a plane or a camera or a policeman? the courts will rule if our rights are infringed. if it keeps me safe, i dont care. >> i would love to hear your rebuttal. but i dont have the time. the panel stays. we take a momentary break. the texas pr...

Million jobs in america. cross our country, theres an unholy alliance between the people we elect into office and the greedy bastards gaming the system for their advantage. its one reason we need true electoral reform from the ground up. you ever wonder where your votes actually go? it starts at the state level where gerrymandering is king and districts are drawn by politicians who draw the lines around their own voters. here in texas, the politicians are still work on their district maps for th...

politics in-depth. im wolf blitzer in florida, youre in the "situation room." >> the dust is settling here in jacksonville, florida, after our very exciting cnn republican presidential debate last night. and theres new evidence that mitt romney is gaining support four days before florida puts its stamp on the republican race for the white house. the new poll shows romney nine points ahead of gingrich among likely gop primary voters here in florida. the survey was taken tuesday through ...

Some minor health problems in years past. there are questions. people are saying he initially said he was going to run for re-election and then they said, no, hes not going to. some people are trying to figure out if theres something connected to that. again, it probably would have been a tougher race fordale kildee. they are drawing new district maps in michigan. its a swing state. they knocked off older, more senior democrats in the last election cycle. he would probably be somebody that the r...

Politically neutral commission of citizens who are not active in partisan politics and serve without pay to create fair districts that are not gerrymandered for parties or incumbents advantage. now that the census is over the arizona independent redistricting commission has been working on new district maps on behalf of the people of arizona. they were about a month away from finishing their work. they submitted a draft which is not yet final. heres the thing. republican governor jan brewer does...

Prop 106 said the state legislature would no longer have the authority to draw the districts. instead, an independent commission would do the job. two democrats, two republicans and an independent, putting power, quote, in the hands of a politically neutral commission of citizens who are not active in partisan politics and serve without pay to create fair districts that are not gerrymandered for parties or incumbents advantage. now that the census is over the arizona independent redistricting co...

States and as we mentioned last night, ron paul picked up his very first delegate. there were two other super tuesday results to mention. both of them in ohio. long-time cleveland congressman dennis kucinich lost a democratic primary showdown made necessarily by newly redrawn district maps to 15-term congresswoman marcy captor of toledo. shell face the republican primary winner, that guy, the man known as joe the plumber. samuel joe wurzelbacher gained his name in 2008 by expressing his concerns...