Gov. Abbott: Texas Could Get Rid of 10 Democrat Districts

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas could redraw its map to get rid of as many as 10 Democrat districts.

Abbott was issuing a threat to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has threatened to redraw California’s congressional map to blunt Texas’ redistricting plans.

“Listen, all those big blue states, they’ve already gerrymandered,” Abbott said on CNN. “Look at the map of Illinois. Look at the map of California, New York, and Massachusetts, and so many other blue states they gerrymandered a long time ago. They got nothing left with regard to what they can do. And know this: If California tries to gerrymander, find more districts, listen, Texas has the ability to eliminate 10 Democrats in our state.”

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