Padilla on Redistricting Effort: ‘If Republicans Were Confident on Their Policy Agenda, They’d Be Eager to Defend It’

'They're trying to rig the system': Sen. Padilla says Dems should fight fire with fire

The Senator told NBC 'the stakes are simply too high' for Democrats to not respond to Texas' controversial gerrymandering.

Padilla on redistricting effort: ‘If Republicans were confident on their policy agenda, they’d be eager to defend it’

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) blasted Republicans for undertaking a middecade redistricting effort in Texas, saying the move reveals concerns about the party’s economic message ahead of the midterms. “If Republicans were confident on their policy agenda, they’d be eager to defend it with the people and to defend at the ballot box next November,” Padilla…

Sen. Alex Padilla says Texas Republicans are trying to ‘rig the system’ with redistricting plan

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) says California should look at "options" to counter an effort by Texas Republicans that would add up to five GOP seats in the state.