California’s elections are already rigged overwhelmingly against Republicans—but apparently not enough for Gov. Gavin Newsom.
With $10 million from George Soros and tens of millions more from labor unions and other wealthy liberals, he’s gearing up to convince California voters to approve Proposition 50 in a special election on Nov. 4.
Prop. 50 would redraw California’s congressional districts, overriding the state’s independent redistricting commission until after the 2030 census. In other words, Prop 50 will void the very redistricting safeguards voters demanded when they voted to establish the California Citizens Redistricting Commission and no longer let the state legislature draw political boundary lines.
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This is a power grab dressed up as “reform” by Newsom and his cohorts—and it’s something California voters previously rejected.
In 2008, California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 11, which established an independent commission to draw the boundary lines of all state legislative districts. In 2010, they overwhelmingly approved Proposition 20, which transferred the authority to draw the boundaries of congressional districts from the state Legislature to the new commission.
Of course, even with a supposedly “independent” redistricting commission, partisanship has not been entirely erased, especially given the members appointed to the commission. Even with the commission drawing maps instead of the Legislature, California still stands as one of the most politically skewed states in America. For example, even though Donald Trump won roughly 38% of the statewide vote in 2024, the commission has only dealt Republicans nine of 52 congressional seats across the state.
Yet that politically lopsided congressional map still isn’t partisan enough for Newsom. Apparently, he wants to wipe out Republican representation entirely within the state’s congressional delegation.
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https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/02/californians-said-hands-off-our-maps-newsom-didnt-listen/