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TRUMP "MISSED THE DEADLINE" TO CALL OFF TX GERRYMANDERING; CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE “BEAUTIFUL MAPS”

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Despite all of complaints against it eh? This us awful, this is wrong, hey lets do it.
Trump is awful, Trump is wrong - so now imitate Trump to DOMINATE X with the irony of it all! I'm belly laughing at Gavin Newsom's Tweets on a daily basis - as he gets it. The world has listened to Trump's bizarre ranting for far too long! Now that Gavin is taking him on - MAGA don't know what to do with themselves.

So BECAUSE the electoral division steal in Texas is SO WRONG - Gavin has to do it!
He has to fight fire with fire.
To save democracy.

I don't think you're really aware how scared the rest of the world is of not just Trump, but what his Project 2025 handlers are orchestrating in your country.

While you might feel good about it for now - just imagine after the next election (IF THERE IS ONE!) that Gavin gets in charge. And then HE keeps nerfing the powers of Congress, HE fires everyone in the DOJ who is not a fan of Captain-Gav, HE fires half the generals in the Pentagon that have not sworn allegiance to HIM, HE KEEPS all the powers Trump has taken on himself like the tariffs etc, and HE encourages Democrats in every state to start redrawing the maps!

When it's your guy in - everything's sweet as the Constitution gets nerfed and Presidential Power Creep continues!

Just do the mental exercise. What if Gavin or Kamala had those powers? How happy would you be then?
 
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Ozzo - the email showed me your post "Maybe it's time to take a break from American Politics?" It seems to have been deleted. But I'll answer by pointing out this is my planet as well. See - one nuclear war triggered by Trump's NPD really could ruin my whole day.

That's why I'm invested.

That's why I would ask MAGA's to reconsider cheering every time Trump gobbles up even more power for the Presidency.

Again - just ask yourself this question every time he continues to stretch your balance of powers out of shape.

Would I want Kamala or Gavin to have these powers?

 
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Will your congressional district shift left or right in Newsom’s proposed map?

  • Democrats to gain five seats despite two-thirds of proposed California congressional districts shifting red, Times analysis of redrawn map shows [based on 2024 presidential vote data]
  • Four formerly Republican-leaning swing districts would tilt slightly Democratic, while two others would shift more heavily toward the left.
Like in Texas, one outcome of this is to make a number of races more competitive -- closer to the 0 line where it's a toss-up. Sure, there's a net imbalance because there's more blue than red to spread around. So Darrell Issa is moving from pretty safe red to lean blue, and on the other side, some of the largest moves at the bottom are from very safe blue to comfortably[?] blue. And sure there's some effort on the bottom of the first graph to shore up some of the most vulnerable lean blue districts.

[There's a similar number of districts with not much change. Including mine which is shifting from an 80/20 margin of victory to 79.5/20.5]

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I just got my first bit of "vote no" campaign literature in the mail today. That was fast.
Got two more yesterday. All three are pictured here:

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The one in the middle has been bankrolled by bajillionaire GOP donor Charles Munger Jr, who has signed Ahnold on to be the face of the campaign.

The two others are from Right Path California, another Republican led group that has enlisted Kevin McCarthy's aid.
 
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It gets better...
Unintended Consequences
  • Republican State Senator Phil King acknowledged the map's potential for increased competitiveness during its introduction. He stated that the map "is more competitive, but there are no guarantees that it'll elect more Republicans".
  • Packing and cracking strategy: The map uses "packing" and "cracking" of Democratic voters to secure five new Republican seats. This concentrates Democratic voters into existing districts and redistributes remaining Democrats into surrounding Republican districts.
    • The downside is that it removes Republican votes from surrounding districts, potentially leaving incumbents vulnerable in a strong Democratic year.
  • Political gambles: Republicans are gambling that Texas voters will continue to shift right, as seen in the 2024 presidential election. However, the map relies on 2024 data and doesn't account for potential shifts in voter behavior during the 2026 midterms, when Democrats may be more energized.
  • Vulnerability in key districts: Democratic leaders, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, have warned that the redistricting map could make several incumbent Republicans vulnerable in the 2026 general election. Democratic analysts have noted that in past midterm years (like 2018 and 2022), some of the new districts would have been far more competitive
I wonder if Newsome was this careless. I'm thinking not.
 
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