California Democrats, led by Governor Gavin Newsom, propose redrawing the state's 52 congressional districts to secure at least five additional Democratic seats. The plan frames the move as a defensive response to President Donald Trump's pressure on red states to redraw maps protecting a slim Republican majority. Newsom's three-bill package would place the proposed maps on a Nov. 4 special election ballot and, if approved, keep the maps for three election cycles before the independent commission redraws them after the 2030 census. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 activates if any state adopts a new congressional map between Aug. 1, 2025, and Jan. 1, 2031, absent a federal court order, creating a broad trigger that could be set off by many states.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and his fellow Democrats in the Legislature are steering California onto a unique political course with an unpredictable outcome. By gerrymandering the state's 52 congressional districts to produce at least five more Democratic members, they claim to be protecting democracy from President Donald Trump's power grab. Trump is pressing Texas and other red states to rearrange their congressional districts to protect the paper-thin Republican congressional majority in next year's elections.
Wake up, America, Newsom said Thursday at a Los Angeles rally launching the campaign for the redistricting effort. Wake up to what Donald Trump is doing. Wake up to his assault. Wake up to the assault on institutions and knowledge and history. Wake up to his war on science, public health, his war against the American people.. Newsom's three-bill package is almost certain to pass this week, placing the gerrymander on a Nov. 4 special election ballot.
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