Gerrymandering, or redrawing district lines to benefit a particular party, has been a common topic of news coverage in recent days after a group of Texas Democrats fled the state in opposition to redistricting proposed by GOP lawmakers.
One Democratic governor, JB Pritzker of Illinois, injected himself into the narrative by offering the Texas officials refuge in his state.
But when Pritzker went on “The Late Show” to discuss the matter, he probably wasn’t expecting leftist host Stephen Colbert to press him on Illinois’ long history of gerrymandering.
Fox News provided coverage of the on-air exchange:
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“If you are considering doing a little more redrawing in Illinois, you already have some crazy districts in Illinois. Take a look at this. Look at
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