California just gave Democrats the redistricting gift they’ve been dreaming about, and they didn’t even have to hide it. With the passing of Proposition 50, voters essentially handed Gavin Newsom and his Democratic pals the power to redraw the congressional map however they saw fit — and surprise, surprise, they drew it to help Democrats pick up as many as five new House seats. What an amazing coincidence.
This isn’t redistricting in the traditional sense. This is pure, old-school gerrymandering with a fresh coat of California blue paint. The new map, forced through the legislature under Assembly Bill 604 and aggressively promoted by Newsom, tosses out the supposedly “independent” redistricting commission’s work and replaces it with something far more partisan. And they did it all under the laughable excuse of “protecting democracy.”
Districts like CA-01, CA-03, CA-22, CA-41, and CA-48 are being chopped up like a Thanksgiving turkey. Conservative areas are being carved out, thrown away, or jammed into already Republican-heavy districts so their votes don’t count in competitive races. Meanwhile, more liberal territory is being conveniently scooped up and stitched into key battlegrounds. The result? A new map that’s basically a rigged board game favoring Democrats for the next three elections — 2026, 2028, and 2030.
Gavin Newsom wasted no time patting himself on the back, declaring the new map a “triumph” for the values of the Founding Fathers. That’s rich. George Washington didn’t cross the Delaware so Sacramento Democrats could gerrymander the Central Valley out of congressional relevance.
Let’s be honest — this wasn’t about fairness or representation. It was about power. They’re doing what they do best: rewriting the rules mid-game. All it takes is a six-seat swing for Democrats to flip the House, and California just did them the favor of stacking the deck.
And don’t buy the spin about “correcting” the red wave in Texas. Two wrongs don’t make a right — and two gerrymanders don’t make an election fair. California just joined the race to the bottom, pretending they’re saving democracy while cutting out Republican voters wherever they can.
This is Newsom’s political insurance policy. If you can’t beat Trump’s agenda with ideas, you just try to rig the map instead.
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