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>> i wish when i was governor of california, that it would have been like that. the legislators work it out so they can represent the people rather than the parties. i told john, im going to come to your capitol. were going to celebrate this. cheers. thank you. thats the way to do it. >> theres been a particularly robust reform effort in the state of ohio. but a lot of reformers say that it still doesnt take power out of the hands of legislators. theyre not wrong. i dont think you can ever fully...

A spotlight on the most important elections for redistricting. >> so democrats were a little asleep at the wheel in 2010. this cycle, theyre not asleep. what youre starting to see is signs that this is going to be an all-out battle, almost an existential battle between the parties in the lead-up to redistricting in 2021. >> the strategy, as you know, is to make sure we have folks in the states to get the grassroots ready for the redistricting process in 2021. >> republicans goal is to reserve th...

Backlash over its zero tolerance border policy. data shows that nearly 2,000 children have been separated from their families in recent weeks. the outcry comes as the president prepares to meet with house republicans on tuesday to discuss immigration. brooks keopka retained his title, giving him back to back u.s. open victories. now back to "how to fix an election." during the redistricting process that occurred in 2011, republicans used new technology to take gerrymandering to what i would ...

>> i wish when i was governor of california, that it would have been like that. the legislators work it out so they can represent the people rather than the parties. i told john, im going to come to your capitol. were going to celebrate this. cheers. thank you. thats the way to do it. >> theres been a particularly robust reform effort in the state of ohio. but a lot of reformers say that it still doesnt take power out of the hands of legislators. theyre not wrong. i dont think you can ever fully...

Important elections for redistricting. >> democrats were a little asleep at the wheel in 2010. the cycle theyre not asleep. were starting to see signs this is going to be a battle. almost between the parties to the redistricting of 2021. >> this strategy is make sure we have folks in the state tos get the grass roots ready for the redistricting process in 2021. >> republicans goal is preserve their advantage in as many states as possible. to rep will kate the success of red map from the last rou...

Which means we are electing the governor who will oversee the redistricting process. and there are a lot of house seats in those states, as well. >> what is your -- your group, folks looking at this and saying, hey, im a democrat and this is my hope for fixing this issue, what is it that, if theyre looking to support your group or something, what is it youre giving them this year? is it -- is it looking at getting ballot questions in these states? is it just elect democrats? is that the solution...

Races in those states this year, which means we are electing the governor who will oversee the redistricting process. and there are a lot of house seats in those states, as well. >> what is your -- your group, folks looking at this and saying, hey, im a democrat and this is my hope for fixing this issue, what is it that, if theyre looking to support your group or something, what is it youre giving them this year? is it looking at getting ballot questions in these states? is it just elect democra...

Legislative chambers allowed republicans to rewrite legislative and congressional maps in all those states, in what turned out to be an organized, effective effort to basically lock republicans into power for the next ten years, by virtue of the districts that they had drawn for themselves. and when you do that, you want to go after the states that are most gerrymandered. so those states are ohio, michigan, north carolina, texas, virginia, florida, wisconsin -- >> all the biggies, it sounds like...

Attacked, was the redistricting process taking place in pennsylvania right now. >> absolutely. that redistricting process in pennsylvania some say might very well cost the republicans the house. this is a very big set of decisions. its taking place in different parts of the country to overturn the redistricting that took place really in 2011, which locked in a lot of the republican majority so its a very big story. but this is about also perception. i think republicans are fighting tooth and nai...