Posted on 10/15/2025 9:15:43 AM PDT by Signalman
Former President Barack Obama is begging California voters to back Governor Gavin Newsom’s gerrymandering bill in a desperate attempt to counter redistricting efforts in Republican-controlled states. The GOP-led redistricting efforts were launched in response to a “census error” that undercounted predominantly red states, thus costing congressional seats and electoral votes, as well as Democrat-led gerrymandering in stated like Illinois and Maryland.
After Texas formally introduced a mid-decade redraw of its confessional maps that phased out five districts currently controlled by Democrats, Newsom responded by announcing that California would be doing the same. The California governor’s plan is controversial, as the new Texas maps will bring the state within the margin of California’s current maps, where Republicans control just 17 percent of available seats despite the fact that 40 percent of voters broke for the GOP in 2024.
For comparison, the proposed Texas maps allow Democrats to control 21 percent of the available seats after receiving 42 percent of the vote. Newsom’s proposed changes — which will require an amendment to the state’s constitution and a special election — will leave just four Republican-controlled districts out of 52 total seats.
Voting in the special election opened last week, prompting former President Obama to release a video statement in support of the measure.
“California, the whole nation is counting on you. Democracy is on the ballot November 4th,” the former president said in a video statement uploaded to X.
“Republicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to rig the next election and wield unchecked power for two more years. Prop 50, you can stop Republicans in their tracks,” he added. Obama went on to claim that the bill would “preserve independent redistricting” before pleading with voters to vote in favor.
The ad was paid for by “Yes on 50, The Election Rigging Response Act and Governor Newsom’s Ballot Measure Committee,” according to text at the conclusion of the video. Credits added that “HMP for Prop 50,” “Fund for Policy Reform” and the California Teachers Association were the ad committee’s “top funders.”
California redistricting efforts have raised millions of dollars in outside funding, as the measure’s success or failure could prove decisive in determining control of the U.S. House of Representatives next November.
In addition to Texas, Missouri also recently adopted new maps that phased out one Democrat-controlled district in the Kansas City area. GOP-dominated Ohio is also set to redraw maps in accordance with standard redistricting, while Kansas, Florida, South Carolina, Indiana and as of Wednesday, North Carolina, are among the Republican-controlled states that are in the early stages of considering mid-decade redistricting.
HE NEEDS TO GO BACK TO KENYA
When will people stop listening to this America-hating, lying politician?
HE NEEDS TO GO BACK TO KENYA
Yes, he does but they’d probably keep him out. Obama is pure evil and as bad as they come. Good and decent people want nothing to do with the puke.
As long as gerrymandering is legal and Constitutional (and it is both), I don’t care at all if California does it, as long as we do it better.
I was out shopping yesterday and 2 women behind me were talking about traveling and 1 said she’s thinking about going to California and the other 1 said OH No don’t go there I was just there and it was Horrible ,LOL
At some point it will become clear that these State Ballot Propositions are NOT a republican form of government.
This is exactly the tyranny that the Founders of this country were trying to guard against.
His mojo tank is empty.
“Republicans control just 17 percent of available seats despite the fact that 40 percent of voters broke for the GOP in 2024.“
The money line. The rats stole a pile of seats but it’s never enough.
This POS snake is over there visiting his fellow criminals and creeps in the UK. Undermining POTUS, of course.
This is interesting about Obummer:
https://allpoetry.com/poem/12880628-Baraq-O-bamah-Name-said-more-then-once-in-bible—by-Soothsayer-0607
I wonder how much the Kenyan was paid for this endorsement.
I think it was the execrable Maxine Waters’ daughter who started a PAC for her mother who paid Maxine to appear in her own campaign literature. Some crooked stuff like that.
I have heard the commercial. It refers to Obama as “president Obama” and to President Trump as “Trump.” It is one big lie.
Newsom signed a law that bans the sale of Glocks and similar semi-automatic pistols in California, effective January 1, 2026.
This makes California the first state to outlaw these types of firearms.
This unconstitutional law will apply to everyone but criminals.
Obama pulls on California voters nose ring.
Democrats have been doing it for years.
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