it looks like you and gary hughes might be in the same district.hat are your thoughts on the redistricting plan? >> i wish i could have brought the maps. i think the public would look and say, what kind of shapes are those? they've got salamanders and crocodiles. and cats and dogs. >> the republicans in illinois are wondering, too. >> it makes no sense. in terms of -- look, the voters need to have a choice and this is just one, this is a map that is not official. and i hope people realize what it does. what it does is to say, there are now four contested seats in michigan. i ran for 10 years in a very contested seat and that was good. to move from four contested seats in michigan under this draft plan to zero? that is bad democracy. >> are you confident you could be reelected if the redistricting plan goes through? >> yes, but i want to run in a plan that is fair to the people. i feel that deeply. each of us needs to look out after our own careers but we have to look out at what this is all about. and redistricting that says there are no competitiv

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