Can corruption drive voter turnout?
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🗓️ 6 June 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | So the 26 midterms is shaping up to be an all-out brawl. |
| 0:03.5 | But the biggest fight may not be between Democrats and Republicans, |
| 0:06.8 | but over the congressional maps itself. |
| 0:09.3 | The Texas House formally voted to advance a bill |
| 0:12.2 | that redraws the state's congressional map. |
| 0:14.4 | In California, state lawmakers approved a new congressional map. |
| 0:18.3 | Just got a major decision from the Supreme Court on redistricting. |
| 0:22.1 | Now I get it. |
| 0:22.8 | Jerrymandering could be one of those political words that puts people to sleep, |
| 0:26.6 | or it could be hard to determine what the tangible impact is on everyday people. |
| 0:31.4 | So today, we're in Virginia to get a temperature check on the fairness of our democratic system, |
| 0:36.6 | but also to put human faces to this academic problem |
| 0:40.5 | and see what people actually think about gerrymandering. |
| 0:43.3 | What did you steal? |
| 0:53.0 | Secrets. |
| 0:54.0 | From legendary director Stephen Spielberg. Are the human. What did you steal? Secrets. |
| 0:56.5 | From legendary director Stephen Spielberg. |
| 0:58.0 | Are they human? |
| 0:58.9 | Oh, no. |
| 1:00.7 | Comes a new epic blockbuster. |
| 1:02.3 | What are you going to do? |
| 1:04.6 | Full disclosure to the whole world. |
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