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Podium to ensure we have voting right protection. >> well, though, the recent push by the president doesn't have to be accompanied by a legislative strategy? >> it is all in the senate's hand. it is for the senate to do their job, but we have a president that has more senatorial experience than any other president other than lyndon baines johnson. he is considered one of the masters of the senate, so we're not saying how he should do his job. we're saying get it done, and we need it done before the end of this month. in fact, we needed it done before the end of the year as legislative bodies a...

And will likely pick up more seats in the next election. this may seem like just a bunch of politics. the implications reach every american. rather than voters choosing their representatives, gerrymandering empowers politicians to choose their voters. that is undemocratic at its core. the next step is to figure out what can be done about it. i want to bring in maryna jenkins. she helps states fight gerrymandering and achieve fairness in drawing maps. i want to start -- i want folks to understand why this matters if it's not around them. chances are your representative has chosen for you before...

Are they effective on what their intent is? >> look, i think that from a sort of fairness perspective, they're better than having, you know, just the d's or just the r's drawing maps for themselves. however, anything with redistricting you can question with acquittal. >> we know you'll be keeping a close eye on things as the maps are finalized. thank you very much, sir. appreciate it. >> thank you. now, the boys, they're back. join anderson cooper and andy cohen for cnn new year's live. the party starts at 8:00 eastern right here on cnn. thanks for joining us on "inside politics." my good ...

Of give us about, the modern struggle for voting rights in -- i'm so happy to have you on what i think is a historic day, and i see a connection between all of the stories we're talking about tonight. >> hi, zerlina, thank you for having me, i think you're absolutely right. the acquittal of kyle rittenhouse, the rampant voter suppression targeting victims of color, the extreme gerrymandering targeting victims of color. it's all connected, and it's all about trying to preserve white supremacy in a face of major democratic shifts. you have places like georgia that are becoming majority minority,...

The author of "give us the ballot: the modern struggling for voting rights in america." so grateful to have you. i see a connection between all of the stories we're talking about tonight. >> hi, zerlina. thank you for having me. and i think you're absolutely right. the acquittal of kyle rittenhouse, the rampant voter suppression targeting communities of color, the extreme gerrymandering target communities of color, it's all connected and it's all about trying to preserve white supremacy in the face of major demographic shifts. you have places like georgia that are becoming majority minority, t...