Answering some common questions about Prop. 50

The Proposition 50 Exodus – California Globe

There was an interesting Letter to the Editor in the Los Angeles Times over the weekend. In commenting on Proposition 50, the ballot measure to alter congressional district lines, the letter writer noted the disparity of California Democratic representatives in Congress to Republicans both now and if Prop. 50 passes and delivers five more Democratic congress members as predicted. He compared that to the percentages of Democratic and Republican r…

Answering some common questions about Prop. 50

Voters file into a San Diego County Registrar of Voters office in 2021. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. There’s no question that the proponents of Proposition 50 have a partisan goal. By seeking to adopt a map to put more Democrats in power in areas currently represented by Republicans, they are asking voters to temporarily bypass the state’s indepen…

Is California’s Proposition 50 a ‘chess game for power’ or a fight to protect democracy?

Is California’s Proposition 50 a ‘chess game for power” or fight to protect democracy? High Desert voters weigh in.

Prop. 50: You have questions, we have answers

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. There’s no question that the proponents of Proposition 50 have a partisan goal. By seeking to adopt a map to put more Democrats in power in areas currently represented by Republicans, they are asking voters to temporarily bypass the state’s independent, nonpartisan redistricting commission, which for the past two decades has prioritized maps that keep similar commu…

Both Sides of Prop. 50 Must Lose

The Proposition 50 campaign is being portrayed as a bitter, partisan brawl over whether California should gerrymander its congressional maps to help Democrats and hurt Republicans. In truth, Proposition 50 has been an unexpectedly unifying and clarifying force. Both sides of the measure are broadcasting the same two messages. Or, to be more blunt, the Democrats supporting Proposition 50 and the Republicans opposing it are telling the same two li…

Is Prop. 50 pushing Conservative Rep. Kevin Kiley to Appear More Moderate?

Although voting on Proposition 50 does not close for another three weeks, with final results coming weeks later, given California's slow-paced ballot tabulation, polling suggests its chances of being adopted are good. With this in mind, there are five California Republicans who must be recalibrating their election prospect for next November's midterm election.One of the five Republicans targeted by the California Assembly Democratic caucus for r…