D.C. statehood advocates say they’re thinking tactically in getting behind a compromise voting rights bill, but it won’t deter them from the master strategy.

“D.C. needs a victory,” said DC Vote spokesman Kevin Kiger, whose group has endorsed a bipartisan bill that would give the District one voting member in the House of Representatives.

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