Proposition 50 OK’d in California
California voters cast their ballots in favor of Proposition 50, which allows redistricting in the Golden State. The legislature, currently controlled by Democrats, will redraw the congressional districts, Mediaite…
California voters cast their ballots in favor of Proposition 50, which allows redistricting in the Golden State.
The legislature, currently controlled by Democrats, will redraw the congressional districts, Mediaite reported.
Those measure will allow lawmakers to redraw the lines rather than an independent redistricting commission the state uses.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) spearheaded the measure after Republicans in Texas redrew its districting that could result in five additional seats for Republicans.
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In the proposed California map, Democrats would flip five seats in the 2026 midterms.
As CalMatters reported, this proposed map would pit some Republicans against each other
“Under the new maps, some disparate parts of the state get lumped together, such as a wacky shaped district in the North State that combines rural and conservative Modoc County with the ultra-liberal Bay Area in Marin County,” the outlet reported. “The city of Huntington Beach, a conservative stronghold in Orange County that banned the LGBTQ pride flag on city property, would be represented by a progressive, gay Peruvian immigrant, the top Democrat on the U.S. House’s primary investigative committee.”
“And a game of musical chairs in San Diego and Riverside counties could pit longtime Republican members of Congress against one another as the number of winnable GOP seats shrinks,” the outlet continued. “Several salivating Democrats have already declared they will run in the newly formed, Democratic-friendly 48th Congressional District, which Republican Rep. Darrell Issa currently represents.”
Republicans now have a narrow six-vote majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.