US EditionBarack Obama joins fight for US House control, urges vote for California districts to counter Trump
Proposition 50 aims to add up to five Democratic House seats by redrawing districts, countering Republican efforts led by President Trump, with voting ending Nov. 4.
- Barack Obama appears in a 30-second ad urging California voters to approve Proposition 50, which could add up to five Democrat-held House seats in California.
- Proposition 50 aims to reshape California's congressional districts to gain Democratic House control against President Donald Trump's efforts to secure Republican seats.
- Governor Gavin Newsom has characterized the election as a referendum on Trump, maintaining that he is unpopular in liberal California outside his conservative base.
- Republicans claim that the proposal represents a power grab, which could potentially increase Democratic seats in California's congressional delegation from 43 to 48.
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Obama Begs California Voters To Back Newsom's 'Power Grab'
Former President Barack Obama is begging California voters to back Governor Gavin Newsom’s gerrymandering bill in a desperate attempt to counter redistricting efforts in Republican-controlled states. The GOP-led redistricting efforts were launched in response to a “census error” that undercounted predominantly red states, thus costing congressional seats and electoral votes, as well as Democrat-led gerrymandering in stated like Illinois and Mary…
Deciding to Fight, Dems Deliver with Prop 50 | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties
The 2025 election will be the first time I’ll be able to vote. As a newly-turned 18 year old, as well as someone with an openly political family, I’m excited to vote and to finally be able to have a say in a country I’ve been living in my whole life. Another reason I’m so excited to be able to vote in this upcoming election is because of the controversial measure on the ballot this year: Proposition 50. I can say with certainty that I will be v…
Obama Urges California Voters To Pass Proposition 50 To Counter Trump
Barack Obama is entering the fight for U.S. House control by appearing in a 30-second ad urging California voters to approve a November ballot proposal that could add as many as five Democrat-held House seats in California.
‘Democracy is on the ballot,’ Obama says, urging Californians to pass Proposition 50 in new ad
LOS ANGELES — As Californians start voting on Democrats’ effort to boost their ranks in Congress, former President Barack Obama warned that democracy is in peril as he urged voters to support Proposition 50 in a television ad that started…
Barack Obama Endorses Prop 50, ‘Democracy Is On The Ballot’ – California Globe
Former President Barack Obama has released a 30-second ad urging Californians to vote “yes” on Prop 50, a $250 million ballot measure that would “temporarily” eliminate a democratically-elected, bipartisan redistricting commission and hand unilateral control of the state’s redistricting to the Democratic supermajority in the state legislature. According to Barack Obama, overthrowing prior elections, unilateral control, and gerrymandering is “lev…
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