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Bulwark Takes

How Democrats Plan to Fight Trump’s New Maps (w/ Suzan DelBene)

Bulwark Takes

The Bulwark

News, Society & Culture, Politics, News Commentary

4.71.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

House Democrats are fighting back in what’s shaping up to be a national redistricting war. Joe Perticone talks with Rep. Suzan DelBene, chair of the DCCC, about how Donald Trump pushed Texas to redraw its congressional map and how states like California, Virginia, Indiana, and New York are now responding.

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0:00.0

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0:31.2

Hey guys, welcome to the bulwark.

0:35.3

I'm Joe Perticoan, the congressional reporter and author of the Press Pass newsletter.

0:39.5

Today I've got a special guest, Susan Del Bene,

0:45.2

who is the chair of the D-Triple-C, which is the Democratic House Democrats campaign arm.

0:50.8

She also represents Washington's first district, which is, I believe, Bellevue is there?

1:00.4

Uh-huh. Perklin, Bellevue. Bellevue defeated De LaSalle in football and ended a 12-year winning streak, which is a huge deal in the Bay Area where I'm from.

1:02.4

So that's the only way I know Bellevue.

1:06.2

How are you doing?

1:07.2

I'm doing okay.

1:10.2

It's a tough time for a lot of our communities.

1:12.6

You're during the six-week recess that Mike Johnson gave you?

1:15.6

It's terrible.

1:16.6

It's terrible. They've been on vacation. And then you're right. They've been on vacation for six weeks.

1:20.6

I'm in D.C. right now, continuing to fight because we absolutely should make sure that we are funding the government

1:30.7

and supporting the programs that help the American people.

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