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California Democrats plow ahead in redistricting fight
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The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Evening Report newsletter Subscribe *{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;padding:0}a[x-apple-data-detectors]{color:inherit!important;text-decoration:inherit!important}#MessageViewBody a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}p{line-height:inherit}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{mso-hide:all;display:none;max-height:0;overflow:hidden}.image_block img div{display:none}sub,sup{font-size:75%;line-height:0} @media (max-width:620px){.image_block div.fullWidth{max-width:100%!important}.mobile_hide{display:none}.row-content{width:100%!important}.stack .column{width:100%;display:block}.mobile_hide{min-height:0;max-height:0;max-width:0;overflow:hidden;font-size:0}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{display:table!important;max-height:none!important}} 🚓 Plus: Trump to go on patrols in DC{beacon}CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS are poised to vote on legislation Thursday to allow for a special election with the aim of redrawing the state's maps, as Texas Republicans move closer to finalizing their own reworked districts.
The California legislature could approve the bill establishing a statewide election on a new map as soon as Thursday evening, as Democrats seek to pick up five additional House seats in next year’s midterm elections.
On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court rejected a petition filed by state Republican legislators seeking to halt Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) redistricting plan.
Newsom has cast the effort as a response to Texas’s mid-decade redistricting effort, which aims to help Republicans pick up an additional five House seats next year.
“We’re fighting fire with fire, and we’re gonna punch these sons of b‑‑‑‑es in the mouth,” Newsom said this week on “The Siren Podcast.”
The Texas House advanced the new GOP-friendly map Wednesday after a two-week delay due to Democrats fleeing the state to deny the legislature a quorum. The Texas Senate is expected to pass the new map this week, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) desk for signature.
“Big WIN for the Great State of Texas!!! Everything Passed, on our way to FIVE more Congressional seats and saving your Rights, your Freedoms, and your Country, itself,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
California’s redistricting efforts are more complicated.
The Golden State’s maps are dictated by an independent commission. The California bill will allow for a special election in November that sends the new maps directly to voters to either approve or disapprove.
One early poll showed most Californians oppose the mid-decade redistricting, although Axios reports that Newsom’s pollster found widespread support for the measure in a new survey.
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are among those who have vowed to fight the California redistricting push.
A new Reuters survey found most voters believe partisan redistricting in the House threatens democracy.
The Kansas City Star reports that Missouri Republicans are weighing a potential gerrymander, following other red and blue states, including Florida, Indiana, Illinois and New York, who have weighed joining the redistricting fight.
💡Perspectives:
• The Free Press: The real threat to Dems isn’t redistricting. It’s themselves.
• Salon: Democrats play hardball on redistricting.
• Washington Examiner: Newsom’s cracked mirror.
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