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Jeff Zeleny: ‘The Princeton Gerrymandering Institute Has Always Given Chicago and Illinois an F’
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CNN
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Inside Politics
Name: Inside Politics
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Dana Bash
, Jeff Zeleny
Name: Dana Bash
Employment: CNN
Position: Senior congressional correspondent
Name: Jeff Zeleny
Employment: CNN
Position: Senior Washington Correspondent
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08/12/2025 01:17 pm
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BASH One thing that ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ lost back in Texas ░░░░░░░░ it s like a ░░░░░░░░ for Inside Politics story ░░░░░░░░ how the Texas fight ░░░░░░░░ redistricting is playing out ░░░░░░░░ the very real Republican ░░░░░░░░ fight for the Senate ░░░░░░░░ the GOP Senate seat ░░░░░░░░ s of course an ░░░░░░░░ Republican Senator John Cornyn ░░░░░░░░ is being challenged by ░░░░░░░░ sitting Attorney General Ken ░░░░░░░░ and it is rough ░░░░░░░░ so what you are ░░░░░░░░ is the two of ░░░░░░░░ trying to kind of ░░░░░░░░ up one another in ░░░░░░░░ and whatever actions that ░░░░░░░░ can take I mean ░░░░░░░░ has more tools in ░░░░░░░░ toolkit because he s ░░░░░░░░ attorney general But just ░░░░░░░░ the last few minutes ░░░░░░░░ said on one of ░░░░░░░░ news organization conservative news ░░░░░░░░ at last Ph Breitbart ░░░░░░░░ m told that he ░░░░░░░░ says he ll put ░░░░░░░░ O Rourke in jail ░░░░░░░░ Beto O Rourke is ░░░░░░░░ many time Democratic candidate ░░░░░░░░ he s also helping ░░░░░░░░ fund the departure of ░░░░░░░░ Democratic legislature ZELENY Look ░░░░░░░░ s shining a light ░░░░░░░░ the Paxton Cornyn race ░░░░░░░░ to the chagrin of ░░░░░░░░ Cornyn who you know ░░░░░░░░ in the fight of ░░░░░░░░ life in a Republican ░░░░░░░░ And so that is ░░░░░░░░ sort of a side ░░░░░░░░ of all of this ░░░░░░░░ it certainly is a ░░░░░░░░ one as well I ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ know yet how voters ░░░░░░░░ going to react to ░░░░░░░░ of this I mean ░░░░░░░░ if the if the ░░░░░░░░ plan goes through in ░░░░░░░░ there s no doubt ░░░░░░░░ they can win some ░░░░░░░░ seats But there are ░░░░░░░░ to be a to ░░░░░░░░ point earlier some voters ░░░░░░░░ may be totally turned ░░░░░░░░ by this So there ░░░░░░░░ be some surprises The ░░░░░░░░ elections are still going ░░░░░░░░ be run on and ░░░░░░░░ likely be a referendum ░░░░░░░░ the party in power ░░░░░░░░ is the Republican So ░░░░░░░░ s always the chance ░░░░░░░░ overreach But look the ░░░░░░░░ line is Democrats that ░░░░░░░░ t have clean hands ░░░░░░░░ this Just to look ░░░░░░░░ Illinois where a lot ░░░░░░░░ Texas legislators are It ░░░░░░░░ heavily heavily gerrymandered I ░░░░░░░░ as a young Chicago ░░░░░░░░ Reporter when I was ░░░░░░░░ years ago there the ░░░░░░░░ the Princeton gerrymandering institute ░░░░░░░░ always given a Chicago ░░░░░░░░ Illinois an F so ░░░░░░░░ are just as bad ░░░░░░░░ any other state So ░░░░░░░░ parties hands aren t ░░░░░░░░ It s why people ░░░░░░░░ of don t like ░░░░░░░░ BASH It s one ░░░░░░░░ that 175 million ZELENY ░░░░░░░░ you ve done so ░░░░░░░░ on gerrymandering and it ░░░░░░░░ going to get even ░░░░░░░░
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