One big threat to Biden’s agenda: The map
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🗓️ 5 August 2021
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| 0:00.0 | 2022 midterm elections are still more than a year away, but the battle to win those races |
| 0:12.7 | has already begun in the form of redrawing legislative and congressional districts. |
| 0:18.2 | This process, known as redistricting, happens every 10 years after census data is collected |
| 0:24.1 | to better understand the U.S. population. |
| 0:27.5 | It's over the latest round of redistricting, have really started to heat up because the |
| 0:32.2 | outcome could have major consequences for which party controls Congress. |
| 0:37.2 | We almost got the house back. |
| 0:38.4 | We are forced, we are four votes right now from controlling what happens on the floor, |
| 0:42.4 | right? |
| 0:43.4 | We have everything working in our favor right now. |
| 0:44.9 | We have redistricting coming up in the Republicans control most of that process and most of |
| 0:48.7 | the states around the country. |
| 0:50.2 | That alone should get as the majority back. |
| 0:52.4 | Historically, both Democrats and Republicans have fought to draw districts that would be |
| 0:56.1 | more favorable for their own party. |
| 0:58.4 | The rules that guide the redistricting process are different in every state, and it's those |
| 1:02.9 | rules and processes that are now being challenged in the courts and in the political arena. |
| 1:09.3 | So what will the outcome of these challenges tell us about how voters will be divided into |
| 1:13.6 | districts for the next decade? |
| 1:16.0 | And what can we learn about which party will emerge with the greatest advantage? |
| 1:21.9 | This is Ken, he do that, a podcast that explores the powers and limitations of American government |
| 1:26.7 | in a time of deep division. |
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