"Proposition 50 would dramatically reshape California's congressional districts with the intent of adding Democratic seats in Congress. It's crafted to gain Democratic House control, aimed at offsetting President Donald Trump's moves in Texas and elsewhere to help win more Republican seats in the 2026 midterm election. "Republicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to rig the next election and wield unchecked power for two more years," Obama says in the ad, looking directly into the camera. "You can stop Republicans in their tracks.""
"The duel between California and Texas, the nation's two most populous states, has spread nationally. North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced plans Monday to vote next week on redrawing the state's House district map, taking up Trump's call to secure more GOP seats nationwide and resist rival moves by Democrats. Republicans hold a 219-213 majority in the U.S. House, with three vacancies."
Barack Obama appears in a 30-second ad urging California voters to approve Proposition 50, which could add as many as five Democratic-held U.S. House seats. Governor Gavin Newsom framed the vote as a referendum on Donald Trump. Opponents call the proposal a Democratic power grab that would override district lines drawn by an independent commission. The battle mirrors efforts in Texas and North Carolina to redraw maps to benefit Republicans. Republicans currently hold a 219-213 House majority with three vacancies. If approved, Proposition 50 could flip several Republican seats and increase Democrats' representation in California.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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