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Dulcinea

(10,313 posts)
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 06:14 AM Sep 2025

Millions Pour Into California Fight Over Newsom's Redistricting Ballot Measure

(KQED) The campaigns for and against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s controversial redistricting ballot measure are raising millions to flood California’s airwaves ahead of the state’s Nov. 4 special election.

Through Sept. 20, Newsom’s campaign supporting Proposition 50 has raised $77 million, outpacing the $35 million raised by two campaign committees opposing the measure, according to reports filed with the Secretary of State’s office on Thursday.

Proposition 50 would redraw the state’s congressional map to favor Democrats for the next three election cycles, replacing the current lines drawn by an independent commission. Newsom pushed the measure to combat Republican-led gerrymandering in states such as Texas, which redrew its lines with encouragement from President Donald Trump.

So far, the proposition has garnered national attention — and national money.

https://www.kqed.org/news/12057425/millions-pour-into-california-fight-over-newsoms-redistricting-ballot-measure

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Millions Pour Into California Fight Over Newsom's Redistricting Ballot Measure (Original Post) Dulcinea Sep 2025 OP
And Gov. Newsom did it right............................ Lovie777 Sep 2025 #1
Arnold Schwarzenegger is on tv all the time in ads saying vote no kimbutgar Sep 2025 #2

Lovie777

(23,747 posts)
1. And Gov. Newsom did it right............................
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 06:20 AM
Sep 2025

Democracy wise. It's on the ballot for Californian's to vote.

Red states, nope, the Republican party did not ask their residence, they just gerrymandering, redistricting without asking.

kimbutgar

(27,558 posts)
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger is on tv all the time in ads saying vote no
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 12:47 PM
Sep 2025

I got my respect back for him as his governorship and now he lost it! Every time I see those commercials I say STFU Arnold.

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