Democrats released a congressional map for California on Friday that could give them five more districts more favorable to Democrats.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has been pushing to redistrict California as President Donald Trump demanded Texas Republicans redraw the state’s map mid-decade in an effort to hold on to the GOP’s razor-thin House majority.
California, as the most populous state, has the largest congressional delegation. Democrats currently hold 43 of the state’s 52 House seats, and the new map could give Democrats a 48-4 advantage.
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The proposed map would, in theory, cancel out any successful effort in Texas as Texas Republicans look to add five more GOP seats.
“We anticipate these maps will completely neuter and neutralize what is happening in Texas,” Newsom said Thursday, adding
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