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CNN State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash January 31, 2022 04:52:00

another. that means people are no longer forced to work together. >> more on that in a bit. but first a primer. the constitution says every ten years after the census, state political maps are redrawn based on population changes. in recent decorate, state legislatures in both parties have taken to gerrymandering congressional districts. >> redistricting is simply the process of redrawing the lines. gerrymandering is redrawing the lines with the intent to benefit a particular party or group or individual. >> look at the map the texas republican legislature passed after the 2020 census. even the untrained political eye can see how jumbled and jagged the new house districts will be. when you look at the new texas map after redistricting, what does it look like to you? >> to me the new map is -- it's incumbent protection. the red seats got redder, and

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