"She knows, vaguely, it has something to do with how California draws the boundaries for its 52 congressional districts, a convoluted and arcane process that's not exactly top of the mind for your average person. But Owens is abundantly clear when it comes to her intent in Tuesday's special election. "I'm voting to take power out of Trump's hands and put it back in the hands of the people," said Owens, 48, a vocational nurse in Riverside."
"Peter Arensburger, a fellow Democrat who also lives in Riverside, was blunter still. President Trump, said the 55-year-old college professor, "is trying to rule as a dictator" and Republicans are doing absolutely nothing to stop him. So, Arensburger said, California voters will do it for them. Or at least try. "It's a false equivalency," he said, "to say that we need to do everything on an even keel in California, but Texas" - which redrew its political map to boost Republicans - "can do whatever they want.""
Voters in California are sharply divided over Proposition 50, which would redraw congressional boundaries and likely deliver Democrats at least five additional House seats in 2026. Some voters want to neutralize perceived abuses by Republicans and take power from President Trump, citing economic and democratic concerns. Others call the measure a partisan power grab intended to marginalize the California GOP. The measure is framed as either corrective action after Texas' Republican-favoring redistricting or as retaliatory politics. Individual reactions to the measure align closely with preexisting political perspectives.
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