"Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to challenge President Trump, easily passed last week. The ballot measure, created to level the playing field with Republican gerrymandering efforts in Texas and other GOP states, reconfigured California congressional districts to favor Democrats as they try to take back the U.S. House of Representatives in next year's midterms. As a consequence, Coachella Valley's Republicans could soon be represented by anti-Trump Democrats in Washington."
"Bordered by the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa mountains, the desert basin has long been a magnet for conservative retirees and vacationers, including former Republican presidents. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times) The local hospital is named after President Eisenhower. President Ford enjoyed the many emerald golf courses in his later years and his wife, former first lady Betty Ford, founded her namesake addiction treatment center in the desert valley."
Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to challenge President Trump, passed and reconfigured California congressional districts to favor Democrats aiming to retake the U.S. House in next year's midterms. The redistricting shifts parts of the Coachella Valley into districts represented by Democrats such as Raul Ruiz or into a new meandering district aligned with left-leaning San Diego suburbs. Local Republicans feel outnumbered and ignored statewide and fear diminished influence and possible representation by anti-Trump Democrats. The desert basin attracts conservative retirees and vacationers with historical Republican ties. Some local Republicans campaigned against Prop. 50 but anticipated its passage.
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