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Voting is underway in California on new maps that could swing US House control, check Trump's power
The fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — The midterm elections might be a year away, but the fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California.
Voting opened statewide Monday on whether to dramatically reshape California's congressional districts to add as many as five Democrat-held seats in Congress — a possible offset to President Donald Trump’s moves in Texas and elsewhere to help Republicans in the 2026 election.
The outcome of the 70-word, “yes” or “no” question could determine which party wins control of the closely divided House, and whether Democrats will be able to blunt Trump’s power in the second half of his term on issues from immigration to reproductive rights.
Majority of Calif. voters back Prop 50 in new poll
News: We’ve got some fresh polling on California’s redistricting ballot initiative ahead of the Nov. 4 election. And it’s good news for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
A majority of California voters, 54%, said they support Proposition 50, which would enact a mid-decade redistricting of the state’s congressional map, according to a survey from the firm co/efficient, shared first with Punchbowl News. A significantly smaller share, 36%, said they oppose it.
House Democrats’ prospects of retaking the majority next year hinge heavily on Prop 50. They desperately need a counterweight to Republicans’ redistricting in Texas, and California is the best positioned blue state to do so. But unlike Texas, Newsom has to ask the voters to cede redistricting authority to the legislature in order to pass a map that could net Democrats five additional seats.
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This reclusive heir is the most powerful foe to Gavin Newsom’s plan to redraw California’s maps
This isnât the first time Charles Munger Jr. has fought to safeguard Californiaâs independent redistricting.
When a suit filed by Arizona Republicans to disband their stateâs commission threatened to topple Californiaâs five-year-old panel, Munger rallied his former allies and braced for battle.
âIâm a redistricting reform zealot,â he told the Los Angeles Times in 2015.
Now, Munger is launching a new crusade, squaring off against Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Democrats in a November race that could reshape the rest of President Donald Trumpâs term and the future of gerrymandering reform.
Newsom is leading the push to convince voters to allow his party to temporarily override congressional maps drawn by the Munger-backed commission to create as many as five new US House seats for Democrats. The governor has argued California must âfight fire with fireâ after Republicans in Texas and other states redrew their US House maps at the behest of Trump, who is trying to prevent Democrats from regaining House control in next yearâs midterm elections.