California, Proposition 50
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Proposition 50, a ballot measure about redrawing the state’s congressional districts, was crafted by Democrats in response to Trump urging Texas and other GOP-majority states to modify their congressional maps to favor Republicans, a move that was designed to maintain Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
A plan to redraw California’s congressional districts, known as Proposition 50, has passed in Tuesday’s election, in a blow to President Donald Trump.
Proposition 50 gives Democrats opportunity to gain five seats, potentially offsetting Republican redistricting efforts in Texas and other states.
House Speaker Mike Johnson told RealClearPolitics on Wednesday that the passage of Proposition 50 in California isn't going to stop Republicans from campaigning "like warrior poets" there. "It is very important to point out that what California did is much different than the red states.
The suit was filed by a firm founded by Harmeet Dhillon, who now serves as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the DOJ.
In a survey by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies that was co-sponsored by The Times, more than 9 out of 10 Democrats support Proposition 50 and a similar proportion of Republicans oppose it. Among voters who belong to other parties, or identify as “no party preference,” 57% favored the ballot measure, while 39% opposed it.
Ken Calvert, who's been in Congress since 1993, said Wednesday that he plans to run in a district currently represented by Republican Rep. Young Kim.
California Democrats just flipped the script—and Texas Republicans could feel the ripple.