Republicans' new plan is going to "backfire in a really unprecedented way," Democratic lawmaker Jasmine Crockett said.
The GOP in Texas is working to gerrymander the state even further in favor of the conservative party, but it's probably not going to work, according to Crockett on Saturday.
Crockett appeared on MSNBC over the weekend, where she was asked about gerrymandering. She said that the last time Texas Republicans did this, "they diluted the voices of people of color, and that's basically what they're going to do."
"They're going to do it again. Texas is a majority minority state, and they don't feel comfortable having to go and present their very much racist policies, the policies that people like the Proud Boys are excited about, the people like the Oath Keepers, people like, you know, we saw on January 6th, those guys," she said. "So that's what they're going to do. They are going to minimize people of color's voices. And they truly believe that by pushing their white supremacy agenda, they will be able to then secure more Republican seats."
She then issued them a warning:
"I've got news for them. I believe in the people of Texas, and I believe that this may backfire in a really unprecedented way. In fact, I will tell you confidently that there are absolutely Republicans that currently are serving that are concerned as well, and they should be concerned that this may backfire on them as they try to create these seats, because there will be new vulnerabilities," she said. "And I promise you, I am going to do everything that I can to make sure that Texans know what is at stake and understand that they are trying to basically put their voices on mute, and it is time to raise the volume on their voices. And so we will work and outwork this gerrymander to make sure that Texas actually shows up and shows out. And Donald trump is left being the crybaby that he is."
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