Barack Obama, Virginia and redistricting
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NORFOLK, Va. — Former President Barack Obama on Thursday threw his weight behind Virginia Democrats’ effort to get new congressional maps approved ahead of the November midterm elections. Obama is featured in a video paid for by Virginia for Fair Elections calling out Republican-led states that have “taken the unprecedented step” of redrawing congressional maps in the middle of the decade
Former President Barack Obama said the Republican-backed SAVE Act would make voting harder for millions of Americans and urged Congress to reject the proof-of-citizenship requirement. On Wednesday, Obama posted on X that "Republicans are still trying to ...