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The legislature to stop a new congressional map from being implemented is now in the hands of the u.s. supreme court. correspondent laura ingle has the latest on the story weve been following all week. >> top pennsylvania republican lawmakers asking the nations highest court to intervene in a battle which they contend could change the course of future elections. arguing the democrat-controlled state supreme court has overstepped its authority by imposing a new map which will unfairly handicap th...

>> not for nothing. its not just the redistricting process. its the p.r. around it as well. thats the rule that i understand eric holder and others -- >> isnt that true about everything? the tax bill. you know how to sell it. the republicans know what to say -- you say oh, youre going to get a tax cut. i say wait a couple years. its going to go up -- >> not a couple of years. >> im saying thats what i would say but i didnt say that. but the point is about redistricting especially, everybody like...

In the democratic party how will this win over america? >> it will be incredibly difficult. i have been a consistent critic of how the democratic party has been operating over the last few years all the way from 2014. democrats dont show up in midterm elections, that has had an impact on the balance of power in the senate and the way our states have functions. the legislatures and statewide officeholders determine the redistricting process which has been controlled by republicans which means we ...

Governorships up in 2018. if they win back those seats and then seats in the statehouses around the country, they are going to have a foot in the door in the redistricting process. thats a lot of thinking out to do about a process thats two, four, six years down the line. im not sure that the people protesting outside chuck schumers apartment in new york city are going to be thinking that far ahead. >> it is a reminder for those of us who live in washington, pay attention to what is happening ou...

Saying dont hate the player, hate the game. now democrats are trying to change the game and this obama/holder group just announced their op to run it. you dont see her doing the pundit laps on television, but she did come out of the network for her first interview since being named for this post. kelly ward. ms. ward, thanks for joining us for the interview. >> thanks, ari. its great to be with you. >> what is the plan? >> well, as you said, democrats are preparing to fight back. this is the fir...

Democrats are at the table as decisions are being made and that we have a level playing field on which democrats can compete. its also the first time that we have had an entity within the democratic party solely focused on redistricting. meaning, were pulling together all of the different house and senate and legislative leaders of our party, but we, the national democratic redistricting committee, will be solely focused on our redistricting strategy a hundred% of the time from now through the r...

Columbia. weve got empower states and talk to people everywhere and build a bench of candidates. if were going to take over the redistricting process, weve got to be running candidates for state legislature and the way you do that is to get out there in the communities, not just in urban areas but in suburban exurb and rural america and talk to people and listen. thats what ive been doing my entire career is being an active listener fighting for the values that people care about, whether it was ...

To basics. theres no substitute for organizing and persuasion. i worked in the grassroots in maryland where i live and we helped take an organization from the basement of a church to one of the largest non-profits in the mid-atlantic empowering people, fighting for people. im a big believer in data analytics. but at the same time is, data analytics cannot be a substitute for persuasion and organizing. im also a believer in what howard dean called the 50-state strategy. i would call it will 57 st...

And the timing was important because every ten years when they do the census, state legislators get to redraw election districts. in the lead-up to the 2010 midterm election, red map starting raising money to flip districts, to flip legislative seats, to approach that whole problem systematically. they raised a little over $30 million and thats a lot of money. its not a ton of money for a political project. but heres the genius. instead of pumping that $30 million into high-profile senate and co...

They do the census, state legislators get to redraw election districts. in the lead-up to the 2010 midterm election, red map starting raising money to flip districts, to flip legislative seats, to approach that whole problem systematically. they raised a little over $30 million and thats a lot of money. its not a ton of money for a political project. but heres the genius. instead of pumping that $30 million into high-profile senate and congressional districts and all of the big races, instead, t...