Hakeem Jeffries on Gerrymander War: "The Empire State Will Strike Back"

About this episode

Hakeem Jeffries discusses the challenges of gerrymandering and the Democratic response in New York.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins Marc Elias to break down Donald Trump's mid-decade gerrymandering war, the Supreme Court's Callais decision, and the New York Democracy Project — his home state's plan to fight against GOP gerrymandering.

People in this episode

Host: Marc Elias

Guest: Hakeem Jeffries

Topics covered

• gerrymandering
• politics
• Supreme Court
• Democratic strategy
• New York

Keywords

• gerrymandering
• Hakeem Jeffries
• Marc Elias
• Donald Trump
• Supreme Court
• New York Democracy Project
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Supreme Court, New York Democracy Project

Places: New York

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