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California Proposition 50 Passes - Redistricting to Boost Democrats in Congress 2025 http://newsplusglobe.com/ California voters approved Proposition 50 in the 2025 special election, allowing new legislative congressional district maps for 2026-2030. This measure aims to counter GOP gerrymandering from Texas and could add up to 5 Democratic seats in the U.S. House. Learn what Prop 50 means for California and upcoming elections. #CaliforniaProp50 #Prop50Passes #Redistricting #Democrats #Gerrymandering #MidtermElections #Election2025 #CongressionalMaps #GavinNewsom #PoliticalNews

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00:00All right, let's break down one of the biggest shake-ups in American politics right now,

00:04California's Proposition 50, also known as the Election Rigging Response Act.

00:09So, what just happened? On November 4th, California voters passed Prop 50 by a pretty

00:13wide margin, almost 65%. And here's why everyone's talking. This law lets California's Democratic-led

00:20legislature redraw the state's congressional district maps, tossing out the old non-partisan

00:25commission, at least for the next few years. Why? Well, this is California's answer to Republican-led

00:32redistricting in states like Texas, where the maps have been drawn to give the GOP more seats.

00:37In short, California's playing defense, and maybe a little offense too. The impact? Massive. These

00:44new maps are laser-focused on five Republican-held districts, Doug LaMalfa, Kevin Kiley, David

00:50Valadao, Ken Calvert, and Daryl Issa. If things go as planned, Democrats could flip up to five U.S.

00:57House seats in the next midterm election, and that might just tip the balance of power in Congress.

01:02Supporters of Prop 50 say it's only fair. After all, why stand by while other states game the system?

01:09The campaign got a huge boost from Governor Gavin Newsom, billionaire donors like George Soros and

01:14Tom Steyer, and even a cameo from Barack Obama in TV ads. But it wasn't all smooth sailing. Republicans

01:21called it a blatant power grab, with heavy hitters like Charles Munger Jr., Kevin McCarthy, and Arnold

01:26Schwarzenegger leading the charge against it. Here's the twist. Even though voters approve Prop 50, a

01:32whopping 92% still say they prefer non-partisan commissions to handle redistricting. And most don't

01:38love the idea of fighting fire with fire. Bottom line? These new maps are temporary. By 2030,

01:45the Independent Commission is back in business. But for the next three elections, California just

01:50became the biggest battleground in the fight for Congress. Stick around, because the next few years

01:56are going to be wild.

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