"Proposition 50, spearheaded by California's governor, Gavin Newsom, and other Democratic leaders in the state, is designed to add up to five Democratic seats in the US House and was crafted in response to a Republican-led redistricting effort in Texas earlier this year where state lawmakers redrew their congressional map to add five new districts that would favor Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, at the behest of Donald Trump."
"Over the long term, we shouldn't have political gerrymandering in America, just a fair fight between Republicans and Democrats based on who's got better ideas, he said in August. But since Texas is taking direction from a partisan White House and gerrymandering in the middle of a decade to try and maintain the House despite their unpopular policies, I have tremendous respect for how Governor Newsom has approached this. He's put forward a smart, measured approach in California, designed to address a very particular problem at a very particular moment in time."
An ad released Tuesday urges California voters to support Proposition 50, a November ballot measure to authorize state lawmakers to redraw congressional districts. The measure was spearheaded by Governor Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders to add up to five Democratic seats in the U.S. House. The proposal was crafted in direct response to a Republican-led redistricting effort in Texas that added five districts favoring Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms. Newsom signed the redistricting proposal in August and sent it to voters, framing the measure as a targeted response to counteract the Texas map and protect representation.
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