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Right now it so happens because of wave elections that happened in 2010, republicans got the lion's share of new state house control and had control over the redistricters' pen. they had the will to go there and engaged in a festival of gerrymandering that's never been seen in the modern era. >> reverend, have republicans done this because north carolina is trending purple statewide? >> don, this is a huge deal. it's the election hacking we ought to be talking about. they've done this because it's the only way they can win. the federal courts have said this is intentional systemic racism. reme...

Could this further endanger republican-held seats in the midterms? >> this is a big deal. this is the first time that a federal court has truck down a state map on ground of extreme partisanship. it reflects thanks are in the process of the supreme court. and so in north carolina alone, it could move three seats or so. it's hard to tell until the map is redrawn. and long term if that gets played out again over and over across the united states and other heavily gerrymandered states, it could add up to something like a dozen seats, a dozen seats that currently are mostly in republican hands thr...