Gavin Newsom, Texas and Democrats
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As Texas hurtles toward a flashpoint on a GOP effort to redraw congressional districts, California Democrats are answering with a plan of their own.
A leaked map by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Commission reveals California's redistricting plans after Governor Gavin Newsom pledged to “END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY."
The state’s voters would need to approve redrawing of congressional maps in a special election Nov. 4.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and California legislative and congressional members stood with Texas state lawmakers in their opposition to President Trump's plan to redraw voting maps to hold on to power in the midterm election.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is advocating for California to redraw its congressional districts and offset a similar GOP-led effort in Texas.
The missive was part of Newsom's response to a Trump-backed redistricting plan in Texas that could give Republicans up to five more seats in Congress. Newsom announced he would pursue a special election to redraw California's own congressional maps — an effort to offset potential GOP gains.
Texas Republicans were unable again Monday to approve new congressional districts to meet President Donald Trump’s demands as California Go
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Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for a special election to allow for a new congressional map in California
The measure, which would appear on the ballot in the state in November if lawmakers approve it, is a response to Texas Republicans' mid-decade redistricting push.
"This is a guy who lays claim to want to get a Nobel Prize, sitting there and bending his knee to Mr. Putin," Newsom told a fired-up crowd.