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This case because for instance, in the last decade. >> right. >> we had 13 congress people. they drew a map that had ten republicans and only though democrats. the court struck that down as partisan jergerrymandering and 50/50 state, which north carolina is, we elected switch d -- seven democrats and seven republicans. the people spoke, not the politicians. >> this would loop state supreme courts out of being able to do that. for instance, it happened in new york on the other side where a democratic legislature put together a gerrymandering very greedy gerrymandering district and the court the...

Have to explain what gerrymandering is and why it matters to your vote. every ten years, congressional district drawing. based on the census by the way. that's why it is so important. the legislature draws the district meaning the majority party has power over redistricting. gerrymandering happens when districts are designed to benefit the political party that's drawn in the maps. like these historic gerrymandering district. how do you draw something of a district of that shape or that shape. >> the reason some districts looked really weird because they are drawn without reasons. there is a re...

Bottom is going to fall out on my political career if i don't get right on the voters with this regarding the president. then that's when you'll see that. but we're not there yet. there aren't enough in the republican base yet that is ready -- thanks to the gerrymandering district, thanks for the poll numbers, 45% of the country is going to accept the ty cobb explanation here and the trump explanation at least for a while. i think it will take a while for the shoe to drop. if it's the president, his son-in-law, if it really does creep into the family. perhaps donald trump jr. here. we can't le...

Do you think you were able to prove yourself as a valuable alternative and not a campaign stunt. do you feel you were a valuable alternative? >> i do. and like i said there is gerrymandering going on and there were republicans that said i like you more than her but i don't agree with you. and that is an issue that will happen in a gerrymandering district. and what i told myself if i'm able to loosen the jar in 2016 and we've done that because she's doing that and running ads right now for two years and paying attention to her in ways they have not before. >> and so speaking of ads, we've seen ...

>> there's structural factors why america and congress is polarize. leadership can only do so much. like a gerrymandering district where everyone voted for romney. if the president can find an area where the self-interest of the republican party is so overwhelming compromise is in their interest and you're seeing a little of that with immigration reform and there's even signs that some house republicans might bend on that. especially as they are focused on a new set of elections. >> that's where the 2006 election said we can't sustain our party. >> that's a big legislative achievement. >> we l...