Senator John Kennedy
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Why?
Because they want more power.
That's it.
They want to disenfranchise millions of Virginians to gain more power for themselves.
All you need to do is look at the shape of the proposed maps to realize how shameless they are.
In 2020, then Congresswoman Abigail Spamburger said, quote, gerrymandering is detrimental to our democracy and weakens individual voices.
She said, quote, opposing redistricting should be a bipartisan priority.
And just last year, then candidate Abigail Spanberger promised on the campaign trail, quote, I have no plan to redistrict Virginia.
I agree with Congresswoman and candidate Spamburger.
So I strongly disagree.
I'm not just a no, I'm a firm no, and I'm going to advocate with colleagues that they vote no.
Thank you for having me, Ben.
Well, let me put it this way.
You don't have to be crazy to serve in the United States Senate.
They will happily train you.
Congress is unpopular.
I understand why.
Every poll I've seen, we poll right up there with toenail fungus.
There's a reason for that.
I think part of it generally, Ben, is that the Americans today, American people today, have much less confidence in their institutions.