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The MeidasTouch Podcast

John Bisognano on How to Counter GOP Redistricting Plan

The MeidasTouch Podcast

MeidasTouch Network

News, Politics

4.956.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how Texas Governor Greg Abbott getting outmaneuvered by California Governor Newsom and freaking out with Trump over their plans and Meiselas interviews John Bisognano, the President of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, about his efforts to fight back against MAGA unlawful gerrymandering. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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As Donald Trump's plans backfire and blow up in the Mago Republicans faces, they're going on various live TV hits,

0:37.2

they're going on CNN, trying to gaslight audiences.

0:40.9

You have Governor Greg Abbott of Texas saying, you know, the reason why we're doing this

0:45.1

gerrymandering right now before the midterms is actually we're trying to help the African American

0:51.1

and Hispanic community. We're just trying to give them choice. Really, that's what you're going with now here, play this clip.

0:57.0

Of course, and they instead align with Republicans. What we want to do is to draw districts

1:02.0

that give those Hispanics and African Americans in the state of Texas the ability

1:07.0

to elect their candidate of choice.

1:09.0

That's not really. I mean, you're doing this to give Trump and Republicans in the House of

1:14.1

Representatives five additional seats, right? I mean, that's the motivation is to stave off any midterm

1:19.1

election losses. Again, to be clear, Jake, the reason why we're doing this is because of that

1:25.9

court decision, Texas is now authorized under

1:28.9

law that changed that was different than in 2021 when we last did redistricting. Under new law,

1:36.8

as well as new facts that surfaced in the aftermath of the Trump election, showing that many

1:41.4

reasons of the state that historically had voted Democrat that were highly Hispanic

1:46.4

now chose to vote Republican and vote for Trump as well as other Republican candidates.

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