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urban, and you know what i mean by that, urban areas? black folks. >> unquestionably. that's what we're seeing in state after state. this pattern of increased preemption of red states by blue cities began after the big republican gains in 2010. it's kind of percolated along through the decade. it took a huge leap forward during the pandemic when you saw governors like kemp in georgia and abbott in texas and desantis in florida, under pressure from trump, repeatedly overriding the decisions by democratic county executives and mayors whether to close down businesses or require masks or fine people who weren't wearing masks. that more aggressive posture has just rolled right into this legislative session. we are seeing the state -- key west, florida, passed a ballot referendum to limit the docking of large cruise ships, and the state is overriding even that. so there's almost no area that seems to be out of bounds at