US EditionIn the Central Valley, Proposition 50 Is a Fight Between Newsom’s California and GOP’s Washington
Proposition 50 would suspend independent redistricting to create Democratic-favored districts for five years, countering Texas Republicans’ mid-decade map changes.
- Ballots are already being mailed and voting centers are open as California faces a special election next month on Proposition 50 to suspend independent citizens commission maps.
- After Texas Republicans redrew congressional maps mid‑decade to add five Republican-leaning districts, Governor Gavin Newsom and California's response framed Prop 50 as a countermeasure.
- Campaign strategists say simple messaging will decide turnout, as visible outreach like billboards and voter events at the Kern County Fair highlight efforts to inform uninformed voters in the San Joaquin Valley.
- In the 22nd Congressional District, Democrats aim to unseat Republican Rep. David Valadao though a pickup is not guaranteed, and his district's high Medicaid enrollment raises health-care stakes.
- Many residents prioritize cost of living, water, and homelessness over redistricting, while fears about immigration enforcement reduce attention among Hispanic voters in the San Joaquin Valley despite local community leaders' encouragement.
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California GOP nears giving up resistance to Newsom's anti-MAGA vote
California Republicans appear to be on the brink of giving up their efforts to resist Gov. Gavin Newsom's anti-Trump vote to redraw his state's map in retaliation for MAGA-endorsed mid-decade gerrymanders elsewhere in the country, Ally Mutnick wrote for Punchbowl News on Wednesday.Proposition 50, au...
In the Central Valley, Proposition 50 is a fight between Newsom’s California and GOP’s Washington
Along the highways of California’s San Joaquin Valley, as field workers harvest almonds and pistachios and tractors churn dusty top soil into the already hazy air, drivers can’t miss the giant yellow billboards.
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In the Central Valley, Prop. 50 is a fight between Newsom’s California and GOP’s Washington
In the rural San Joaquin Valley, redistricting boils down to a battle between California Gov. Gavin Newsom vs. President Donald Trump.
Letter: Not business as usual — ‘yes’ on 50
Vote Yes on Proposition 50, The Election Rigging Response Act. Return your ballots now, at a library ballot drop box or via the mail. This is not business as usual. Trump and Gov. Abbott asked the Texas legislature to change the lines of congressional districts in Texas. They made five districts majority Republican that were majority Democratic. In response, our governor and legislature have proposed to the people that Californians also adopt ne…
GOP Candidate’s New Campaign Targets Newsom’s ‘Outrageous Scheme’ To Rig California’s Elections
A brutal new campaign from California GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton launching on Wednesday takes direct aim at Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom’s push to further gerrymander the Golden State’s congressional maps. The statewide digital ad, first shared with The Daily Wire, highlights Newsom’s recent comments about punching Republican “sons-of-bitches” in the mouth and urges California voters to vote against Proposition 50. Prop 50 would …
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