Governor condemns Texas effort to redraw maps to pick up more seats and says Democrats should respond in kind
Seeking to offset a Republican plan to pick up congressional seats in Texas, California Democrats say they are prepared to redraw the state’s 52 congressional districts in a longshot and controversial effort to pick up Democratic seats.
Governor Gavin Newsom, seen as a likely presidential candidate in 2028, has been leading the threat in recent days. And Democratic members of California’s delegation in the US House appear to be on board.
“We want our gavels back,” Representative Mark Takano, a California Democrat, told Punchbowl News. “That’s what this is about.” Democrats hold 43 of California’s 52 seats and reportedly believe they can pick up an additional five to seven seats by drawing new maps.
That just sounds like he’s trying to run for president in 2028 and really needs to get the DNC behind him
As much as I dislike the guy, he is at least standing up to some of what trump is doing. Is he my first choice? No. Is he my third choice? No. Is he my 12th choice? Still no. But fuck dude. I would literally take anyone who agrees that brown people should not all be slaves at this point. Like anyone who isn’t a right wing christofascist cumbucket.
But then again, if we don’t get someone willing to discuss and rewrite large portions of the Constitution and other founding documents, we’re just dead in the water anyways.