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Newsom threatens ‘fire with fire’ if Republicans push ahead with redistricting plans
California Gov. warns Texas Republicans over gerrymandering: ‘Whatever they are doing will be neutered here... and they will pay that price’
www.independent.co.uk
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vowed to “fight fire with fire” in response to moves in Texas to redraw the electoral map to favor Republicans.
Newsom was speaking as Greg Abbott, his Lone Star State counterpart, ordered the arrest of the 51 state Democratic lawmakers who have left Texas to prevent its House of Representatives voting through the redistricting proposals advantageous to the GOP by denying it a quorum.
While I don't like what the end result would be if this sort of tit-for-tat battle went on indefinitely with regards to redistricting... I respect his Moxie on this one.
It sounds like what Cali is thinking of doing is cancelling out any unfair advantage Texas is trying to create, and Newsom mentioned there is a sunset on the proposed provision and things would revert back to the independent redistricting model in 2030.
I've mentioned before that Democrats need to learn the art of counter-punching, as that seems to resonate well with voters. Bravo Newsom.
Hopefully the DNC is taking notice, an independent voter like myself is available to a Gavin Newsom if he stays on the trajectory he's been on lately (moderating his positions on some of the social issues, and counter-punching against nonsense)
