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Provisions that require fair districts. republican political consultants made a mockery of the redistricting process, tainted it with partisan intent. he ordered the districts be redrawn. the fifth held by democrat. in redrawing them, other districts will be affected. county clerks in pube low, denver, colorado will follow. a district court ruling thursday that boulder county clerk hillary hall can ignore a federal stay. when same-sex couples heard the news, they started rushing over. >> i'm pleased with this decision. i'm going to continue moving forward, issuing licenses as we now have a c...

The most basic premise is to take care of your district. his lines will be drawn in the most recent redistricting process. it made the district more republican. it added counties that he had not had before and there was a concern down there, at least according to the reporting of my colleagues that cover virginia politics that he had sort of neglected parts of the district, that they didn't know who he was, and that by spending $1 million on the tv ad campaign, he elevated brat. he told voters you have an option. if they didn't know and like him, there was another guy that spent only $123 mill...

When the seat, this is a special election, that democrats could possibly take this? >> you need an extraordinary event for democrats to win this seat. even having a candidate as flawed as sanford in this race, they just couldn't get there, and it speaks to how republican this district is. also when you went through the redistricting, a lot of the african-american votes that used to be in this district went into clyburn's district. this district is more white, more republican as a function of the redistricting process, so it's a very steep climb for democrats, but when playing in special electi...

And it speaks to how republican this district is. also when you went through the redistricting, a lot of the african-american votes that used to be in this district went into clyburn's district. this district is more white, more republican as a function of the redistricting process, so it's a very steep climb for democrats, but when playing in special elections, in the off years, you want to try to get that sense of momentum. you want to try to get the ball to the open receiver. democrats took a good shot. they were in the game all the way to the end. but just too republican a district to win....

>> it was through the redistricting process. having had a hand in creating the new maps and focussing on state legislative races around the country, like a wisconsin, the goal was to help the party get its ground game in place, organize and put in place those controls. you know, that's part of the process. where i draw the line, as i think the core point you're asking, a question you're asking, is this about really just power for the sake of power, or do you recognize how this is being perceived and being read by the public at large? >> and the very people that you were trying to entice into t...