'Touré is a dummé': Mockery ensues after MSNBC host says gerrymandering affecting US Senators [video]

Wait, U.S. Senators are affected by gerrymandering? That’s what MSNBC’s Touré said during a segment discussing the impact of Obamacare on red state Senate Democrats.

L O L RT @BuzzFeedPol: MSNBC Host Says Senate Dems Only Support Obamacare Fix Because Their States Are Gerrymandered http://t.co/oubi3zILfl

— Kate Nocera (@KateNocera) November 14, 2013

To be fair, West Virginia's borders do look a mite suspicious. RT @RBPundit: SENATE SEATS. GERRYMANDERED. Holy shit, @Toure is a moron.

— Angela (one of many) (@angelaisms) November 14, 2013

MSNBC's @Toure says the evil GOP has found a way to gerrymander whole states, despite that not being possible: http://t.co/4TVd0VMfJl

— patrickmgleason (@patrickmgleason) November 14, 2013

We understand, @Toure, we know those racist Republicans are horrible for gerrymandering those Senate seats. Keep spreading the word.

— Bethany Bowra (@BethanyBowra) November 14, 2013

Toure' is a dumme': Sen Dems back O'care fix because states are gerrymandered http://t.co/MdyUO3Zsqf We draw state borders every 10 years?

— Donny Ferguson ? (@DonnyFerguson) November 14, 2013

Here’s the video clip followed by a partial transcript:

Partial transcript:

Touré: Let’s just look at the members who are supporting this Landrieu bill. Mary Landrieu from a red state. Senator Kay Hagin from a red state. Joe Manchin from a red state. Senator Pryor from a red state. Mark Begich from a red state. Do you notice anything? We see red state Democrats who are dealing with the challenge of living and governing in a gerrymandered world where sometimes they have to deal with what the folks on the right want, with very low support on the Republican side for this, but what the folks on the right want.

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Perhaps a civics lesson is in order.

Civics Fail –> MSNBC Host Toure Says Senate Dems Only Support Obamacare Fix Because Their States Are Gerrymandered http://t.co/gumK1JeOmr

— Andrew Bair (@ProLifePolitics) November 14, 2013

@gabrielmalor @BruceCarrollSC @CAAmyO @Toure Now I'm confused. Is it 50 or 57 gerrymandered states?

— Iditarod Rik (@attyrik) November 14, 2013

https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/401109170822209539

What’s even worse?

https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/401106147660144640

We’re not terribly surprised.