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Obama praises Texas Democrats and calls state redistricting effort ‘a systematic assault on democracy’

Former President Barack Obama waded into the debate over redistricting in a zoom call with Texas House Democrats on Thursday, ...

Barack Obama sends message to Texas Democrats over redistricting battle

Former President Barack Obama has said he is "so proud" of Texas House Democrats who have fled the Lone Star State to break ...

Obama applauds Texas Democrats for fighting back against gerrymandering

We can’t let a systematic assault on democracy just happen and stand by,” the former president said on a Zoom call with Texas ...

Obama: Texas redistricting effort ‘systematic assault on democracy’

Former President Obama joined a Zoom call with Texas state House Democrats on Thursday, calling the Republican redistricting ...
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Obama’s Criticism of Texas GOP’s Redistricting at Odds With His Past Support for Gerrymandering

Left-leaning ProPublica suggests that the former president ‘may have propelled his political career forward by gerrymandering ...

Obama labels Texas redistricting push 'a power grab that undermines our democracy'

Former President Barack Obama accused Lone Star State Republicans of seeking to engage in gerrymandering in "a power grab ...

Obama calls Texas GOP's redistricting plan a 'power grab that undermines our democracy'

Barack Obama called Texas Republicans' push to add five new Republican congressional seats "a power grab that undermines our ...
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Obama Rallies Texas Democrats Against GOP’s Gerrymandering Power Grab

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 15, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — At a critical crossroads for voting rights and fair representation, former President Barack Obama ...

Obama praises Democrats who fled Texas redistricting vote

Former President Barack Obama praised a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers for fleeing their state to stop a vote on a redistricting bill. (Credit: Texas House Democrats) ...
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‘So proud’: Obama pumps up fugitive Texas Dems to continue their resistance

Former President Barack Obama has inserted himself into the high-stakes showdown between AWOL Texas Democrats and Gov. Greg Abbott, who backs an effort to redraw congressional maps […] ...

5 things to know for August 5: Texas Democrats, Obama probe, Afghanistan, Israel-Hamas war, IT worker scheme

Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation into accusations that Obama ...

The next steps in California Democrats' plan to counter Texas Republicans' redistricting push

California is stepping into a national redistricting battle after President Donald Trump urged Texas Republicans to redraw ...