Posted on 08/19/2025 5:07:38 PM PDT by texas booster
California is launching a $250 million redistricting effort to reshape all 52 congressional seats, with Gov. Gavin Newsom—eyeing a 2028 presidential run—undermining the state’s independent commission to favor Democrats.
Meanwhile, California faces skyrocketing gas and electricity prices, mass population flight, and crumbling infrastructure.
Victor Davis Hanson breaks down how Newsom’s redistricting strategy mirrors Texas in name only and targets Republican incumbents on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”
(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com ...
(0:00) California's Redistricting Effort
(0:27) Comparison with Texas Redistricting
(0:35) Critique of Newsom's Actions
(3:08) California's Political Landscape
(8:17) Newsom's Performance Art
(8:31) Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Excellent discussion of Gov Newson's redistricting "efforts".
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He’s a copy cat. Texas changing gerrymandering midstream so California will to. No originality!
“Copy cat?” That is the best you can do? How about an adulterous, lying bastard whose only desire is power?
California is already gerrymandered up to the eyeballs. Republicans are 40% of the voters, but only have 17% of the representatives.
Why don’t the residents recall the governor ?
A successful recall would be humiliating and destroy his chances for 2028.
As for 2028, CA already has all electors for DEMS.
They already tried that once, and he slithered out of it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_California_gubernatorial_recall_election
I’m still sad Larry elder didn’t win
Did he mean 2026? I don’t get it either.
Freegards
California is already gerrymandered up to the eyeballs. Republicans are 40% of the voters, but only have 17% of the representatives.
“******”*
It’s the same in Oregon.
Republicans hold 40% of State Senate & House seats but only 16% of Representatives at the national level.
Republicans usually get 40%+ in presidential elections as well.
Newscum is a cocaine fueled chameleon, an inept leader and a grifting sociopath.
He’s accomplished nothing except the destruction of California.
Other than that, he's a peach!
does a bear $@#% in the woods?
Betteridge’s law of headlines: Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no.
Not counting illegals in the census takes the lead (I know it’s carbon) right out of his pencil (dick).
Not only does Newscum want to win the presidency, he also wants to win an Oscar.
In his mouse mind the two are absolutely one and the same.
Sicko!
Why don’t the residents recall the governor.
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I’ve actually lost count of how many of the recall petitions I’ve signed.
Everyone not commie hates his Dancing In Ashes guts.
But machines and or commies in East Beijing ( formerly known as Sacramento ) count signatures,,,,so,,,,
Well, you know.
SSDD.
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