Posted on 08/15/2025 8:51:44 AM PDT by DFG
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to gerrymander California’s congressional districts will eliminate at least four Republican-held districts, while securing Democratic control of four other contested seats.
Currently, Republicans only hold nine of California’s 52 congressional seats (17%). Under the new map that the governor wants to present voters in a special election in November, Republicans will hold five seats (just under 10%). Nearly 40% of California voters chose Republican candidates in the last election in 2024, on a map created by an “independent” redistricting commission (which Democrats have gamed, regardless).
Politico reported the leaked chart, which was shown to Democrats in the state legislature, whose support Newsom needs to approve his special election — assuming it is legal and constitutional which Republicans deny. Politico reported that Republicans Doug LaMalfa, Kevin Kiley, Ken Calvert, and Darrell Issa would lose their seats under the gerrymandering plan, while Democrats Josh Harder, Adam Gray, George Whitesides, Derek Tran, and Dave Min would enjoy additional protection from potential Republican challengers in 2026.
Newsom claims it is necessary to eliminate Republican seats to “defend democracy,” given that Texas is about to redraw its own congressional map to eliminate four to five Democratic seats. Texas, however, is acting in the wake of a Department of Justice conclusion that the current Texas map, including “majority-minority” districts, is unconstitutional in the wake of recent federal jurisprudence and a flawed 2020 Census count.
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Texas plans to gain five. They said if CA does this, TX will go for ten.
If all Republicans change to Democrat would that throw them off?
Where’s Gavin Newsom doing
his Gay shoulder-rocking?
😃🤣😃
Each state present census data and land mass demographics, and let AI churn out what would best represent congressional districts.
Put a fence around the state and let them sink in their own sh^t
How can a fag, California greaseball take away Republican districts? I thought only Kenyans were allowed to redistrict other states.
Whoops. Didn’t understand the “media” BS. They are talking non-existent “Republican” districts in Californification. Sorry for the confusion. Texas should be able to do the same thing.
I live in Ca. this really doesn’t matter in Ca. last election the bastards STOLE 3 republicans seats from us after counting for weeks until the damn Dem won!! In Ca. gerrymandered or not makes not one damn bit of difference, the fraud is rampant here!! ALL mail in ballots NOW, so Ca. goes the way of OR. WA. CO. ALL one party rule AND NOTHING can be done about it!!!
What this putz doesn’t realize is that just Texas is not his only concern. There are 48 other states that can then do the same thing on one fashion or another.
He’d be opening the floodgates to redistricting, gerrymandering, on the national level.......... ............
No, nothing can be done about it except........leave.
I think there is a fair bet that democrat attempts at gerrymandering will backfire and create a number of toss-up or republican districts.
They don’t understand how the electorate has changed.
California’s voters might wake-up and see the democrats are robbing them blind , someday ,maybe ,LOL
Coastal California has become less Republican.
The special election route is 100% legal. People here who were waiving the California Constitution did not understand it.
And I believe that’s not an idle threat.
Newsom and his Kingdom of California is getting more like North Korea
And come 2030, Californication will lose 20 seats.
California used to have Republican elected officials. The Democrats have stolen the Golden State and rigged its elections.
Newsom has made it clear that his intent for redistricting is to dictate his desired political outcomes, disenfranchising millions of citizens. His gerrymandering ought to be very vulnerable to judicial challenges.
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