US EditionLetter: If Texas Is Going to Gerrymander, California Should Too
- The California State Legislature must approve Governor Gavin Newsom's proposal for a November election to add five Democratic House seats by Friday.
- California Assembly Republican Caucus estimates that the special election could cost taxpayers up to $235.5 million, citing previous election costs and inflation.
- Counties face a significant financial burden for the special election, as highlighted by the California State Association of Counties in an August 14 letter.
- A poll indicates only 36% of Californians support the legislature regaining control of redistricting authority, highlighting public hesitation towards Newsom's plan.
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Letter: If Texas is going to gerrymander, California should too
I campaigned for and support nonpartisan redistricting committees, such as we have in California. Generally speaking, as long as politicians control district maps, some individuals will be disadvantaged through the deliberate use of unfair gerrymandering. However, we are at a critical point in our history where one party, the Republicans, has decided to become an authoritarian party. They have taken a jackhammer to our government and are shreddi…
Under Donald Trump's pressure, the Republicans in Texas and other conservative states are rejuvenating the constituencies. This could help them win the interim elections in 2026. California therefore wants to freeze its constituencies in favor of the democrats.
Newsom Demands Special Election to Fully Gerrymander The Already Very Gerrymandered State – The Washington Standard
The far-left failure Governor Newsom is forcing a special election in an already very gerrymandered state into a utterly one party state. Newsom is a threat to democracy. Newsom claims gerrymandering is evil so he is going to super-gerrymander California’s existing gerrymandered congressional districts. Think about that. Newsom wants to increase Democrat representation by five more, which would give Democrats 92% representation, while 40% of Cal…
Gavin Newsom responds to the Gerrymandering plans of the Republicans in Texas and plans a referendum on electoral reform.
Gavin Newsom’s Threat To Democracy
Gavin Newsom boasts that California is “the most un-Trump state in America” and will approve his gerrymander plan in a special election in November. But a poll by Politico and UC Berkeley professor Jack Citrin finds voters strongly oppose scrapping the work of the current independent redistricting commission. Just 36% of respondents back returning congressional redistricting authority to state lawmakers. An overwhelming 72% of independent voters…
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