CNN “journalists” have been tying themselves in knots recently as they tried to gaslight Americans with lies about how their Democratic Party supposedly didn’t gerrymander their states. There was yet another example of this narrative during Tuesday’s Inside Politics as senior reporter Aaron Blake falsely suggested that Democrats were in a bad spot in the gerrymander arms race because they selflessly hamstrung themselves.
Referencing comments Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) made to CNN’s Jake Tapper on Monday, host Dana Bash paraphrased his argument. “… Republicans having the advantage nationwide, with legislatures where they can -- if they want to continue this power play, gobble up more secure Republican seats. They can do that.”
Adding: “And just one example, the one place, California, which we've been talking about, which has the potential, potential to add more Democratic seats, they don't have a lot to work with. Already there are 43 Democratic seats, there are only nine possibilities on the GOP side.”
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