Yes on Prop 50' campaign vastly outspends opponents as Election Day nears

"With a national fundraising blitz in full swing and Election Day just around the corner, Democrats stumping for Proposition 50 have far out-raised and out-spent their opponents even though a California megadonor with Republican ties single-handedly spent $30 million to defeat it. The serious spending imbalance is one reason why analysts expect Prop. 50 to cruise to victory on Nov. 4."

"Democrats from Gov. Gavin Newsom to former President Barack Obama and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are imploring voters to sign off on the plan, which would temporarily toss the state's independently-drawn congressional districts. Replacing them would be new maps drawn by Democrats designed to send more members of their party to Congress and perhaps give themselves a better shot at winning the U.S. House of Representatives in the November 2026 midterms, which would be a blow to President Donald Trump's agenda."

"According to new campaign finance disclosures, the main Yes on 50 committee hauled in nearly $37 million between Sept. 21 and Oct.19 from throughout the U.S. more than four times the combined haul of the two central committees on the No side. In that period, as the campaigns entered crunch time in the fast-paced election, proponents also spent nearly four times as much to persuade voters."

Democrats supporting Proposition 50 have massively out-raised and out-spent opponents, collecting $114 million overall versus $44 million for opponents. Between Sept. 21 and Oct. 19, the main Yes committee raised nearly $37 million — more than four times the combined haul of the No side — and proponents spent nearly four times as much during that period. High-profile Democrats including Gov. Gavin Newsom, former President Barack Obama and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urge approval of a plan to temporarily replace independently drawn congressional maps with Democratic-drawn maps intended to increase Democratic House representation. National Republicans have largely not mobilized funds to oppose the measure, and strategists expect it to pass.

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