So many big headlines and so many consequential stories in 2022. Among the biggest: another shift in Tennessee's political landscape. And it all began with the rap of a gavel in January.
because then we could prove racial gerrymandering. and it s going to be a lot harder to prove now without any written record. congressman cooper, thank you so much. i appreciate your time. best of luck to you. thank you, don. you re a good man. thank you. so are you. pleading guilty. the capitol rioter seen here wearing a camp auschwitz sweatshirt now could face six months in prison. but take this. could he end up with just a slap on the wrist? because his plan is backed by the team at fidelity. a group of investment professionals manages ben s ira for him, analyzing market conditions and helping him stay on target. he gets one-on-one coaching when he wants some advice, and can adjust his plan whenever he needs to. and now he s so prepared for retirement, ben is feeling totally zen. that s the planning effect from fidelity. (computer keys clicking) (mouse clicks) - shriners hospitals for children is awesome! my favorite people in shriners are the doctors and the nurses
long time tennessee democratic congressman jim cooper announcing he won t be running for re-election. cooper currently represents the state s 5th congressional district, which covers the city of nashville. i want you to look at this. this is a newly proposed tennessee couldn t gregzle map from the state assembly led by republicans. you can see that the new fifth district hooks nothing like it does right now. its new borders extending into more rural and red areas of the state. congressman cooper joins me now. i appreciate you joining and speaking to us about this. you are not running for office again. explain how republicans in your state essentially made this choice for you. thank you dornn. great to be with you. republicans in the legislature have sabotaged one of the greatest cities in america, nashville, tennessee. they have done this by
i said, to do it more aggressively. as we have seen in these proposed maps it shows in texas and florida, what would be the fair way to do this, congressman? another irony, don, is that i have carried the legislation in congress to have neutral and bipartisan redistricting nationwide. i have had that bill for years. and republicans hate that. actually, both parties hate it but you point out something very true. republicans are better at this gerrymandering. they are ruthless. there is a guy named john ryder who is a national republican guru for redistricting. he s from tennessee and he put it in plain talk. he s quoted in publications saying i had all the evidence. don t have any text, no e-mails. don t have anything in writing because then we could prove racial gerrymandering and it is going to be a lot harder to prove now without any written record. congressman cooper, thank you so much. i appreciate your time. best of luck to you. thank you, don. you are a good man. thank yo