Posted on 08/15/2025 5:32:37 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
California Democrats on Friday finalized their plan to snatch five GOP House seats next year by redrawing the state’s congressional lines, according to a copy of the new House map and other documents submitted to the Legislature on behalf of the DCCC.
The new lines, which voters would need to approve in a Nov. 4 special election, adds registered Democratic voters to districts held by Republicans and frontline Democrats, while making some safe blue districts slightly more competitive. State legislators are expected next week to place the new district lines on the statewide ballot, sparking a furious campaign to override the work of the state’s independent redistricting commission for the next several election cycles.
California’s bold and risky play, led by Gov. Gavin Newsom and senior members of the state’s congressional delegation, is designed to cancel out Republicans’ bid to flip five Democratic-held House seats in Texas — a tactic urged by President Donald Trump to retain the House majority.
“We will not stand by as Republicans attempt to rig the election in their favor and choose their voters,” Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Executive Director Julie Merz said in a statement. “It’s increasingly clear that Republicans will do anything to protect their narrow majority because they know they can’t win on their disastrous legislative record which has raised costs and rips away health care for millions, all to give the ultra-wealthy a tax break.”
The ballot measure would take effect only if Texas Republicans follow through on their plans, and the Golden State’s independent commission would regain authority after the 2030 Census.
But opposition is already forming, including from Arnold Schwarzenegger, the politically moderate former GOP governor who championed the voter-approved commission and has vowed to “terminate” gerrymandering.
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That would be to tighten the state legislatures even further.
The Voting Rights Act could require more preclearance for states that have become left-wing bastions where most people get zero representation and everyone represents a city or two.
Newscum working fellow greaseball, Prickster’s, gerrymandering gig to death.
Summary rulings that allow exceptions by Dem judges. It’s the 9th circuit after all.
“Massachusetts may join the fray. Oh, wait...”
Exactly! The dems have been at this for years without response. They have shot their redistricting ball. The Red States, somewhat but not as much as they could. Even sillier is the notion that Newsom wasn’t going to do this anyway. The guy is a lunatic.
Registered Democratic voters
Telephone books from around the world.
In California you go big when votes count.
There should be a Federal Election Law passed as an interpretation of the protection clause that requires state apportionment of districts to result in a mix or representatives that approximates the voter registration percentages.
Allow independent registrations to be split according to the ratio of major party registrations.
This would eliminate all the games of gerrymandering.
PJT, thanks for this clear explanation!
-PJ
43 ouf of 52 is gerrymandering. That’s how it stands now.
They have state laws that don’t allow it.
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