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The Democrats are finally fighting dirty - will it be enough to win?

4/23/202632 min

Voters in Virginia have approved changes to their electoral map which essentially makes it easier for Democrats to win. Republicans argue they’ve been disenfranchised - and they’re right: It’s ugly. It’s unfair. But it’s not illegal.

What’s more, they've already done the same thing in the red state of Texas. So are democrats finally learning how to play dirty? Is it enough to win? And are they prepared to go low as a response to Trump - even if it creates a moral vacuum and erodes democracy in the 250th anniversary year of the republic.

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First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:00

    [Global Player jingle] This is a Global Player original podcast.

  2. Emily Maitlis· Host0:05

    Is it okay to redraw the map of a state to allow for certain seats to be won more easily by one party or another?

  3. Jon Sopel· Host0:15

    Democratic party that is taking up the cudgels using the same weapons as the Republicans have done. The Republicans have argued that the referendum was unconstitutional.

  4. Emily Maitlis· Host0:26

    The real loser in all this is democracy.

  5. Jon Sopel· Host0:29

    But if they have to hit below the belt- Yeah ... they'll hit below the belt.

  6. Emily Maitlis· Host0:32

    Who are the winners? Who are the losers in this? Well- Donald Trump in Iran and in this redistrict battle- redistricting battle in the United States, not quite getting his way, and he is so furious about it.

  7. Speaker 3· Soundbite0:49

    Congressman, Donald Trump is complaining about the results yesterday in Virginia. He seems to be very distressed by this. Uh, what, what, what do you make of his, uh, his anxieties?

  8. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez· Soundbite0:57

    I'm so sorry for his heartbreak at this present moment, and I look forward to adding two, or rather ten new Democratic colleagues in November.

  9. Jon Sopel· Host1:07

    That is Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, a beaming Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, after a vote in Virginia, which carries out extensive redistricting in favor of the Democrats, and Donald Trump is pissed.

  10. Emily Maitlis· Host1:25

    The Democrats didn't want to go down this road, but they've been

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