Democrats unveiled a proposal on Friday He can give California’s leading political party in an additional five American house seats in a bid To win the battle The next year to control the Congress.
Plan Calls for abnormally timed resurrection of house district lines to greatly strengthen democratic benefits in the state before midnight elections, when the delicate house of the Republican party will defend the majority.
It is for a opposition The Texas Republican planned five democratically held seats and to favor GOP at the request of President Trump as he tries to avoid losing the control of the Congress and with it, the possibilities for their conservative agenda in the subsequent part of their tenure.
The effort of California tries to take five of the nine GOP districts in the state and make them more favorable for Democrats. Like Texas, however, it is not a guarantee in any way that Democrats will win all these five seats if a new California map becomes a law.
Shifting will probably require amendment to the State Constitution of California. The law which is in the law by overhauling the current map will need to be passed by two-third votes in both the state assembly and the state Senate, and Then approved by the voters of California In one election.
California MPs have been scheduled to return to Sacramento on 18 August. Between redistribution negotiations. The California State Legislature will have a short time to proceed.
If this November is approved by voters in a particular election, California’s blueprint may erase members of the Republican House in almost the most populous state in the country. The purpose of the Democratic Plan is currently over 43, the party 48 out of its 52 American house seats.
Proposal was issued By the campaign branch of House Democrats, Democratic Congress Campaign Committee. Democrats will hear in the state legislature and plan to vote on the new map next week.
“This is more than pulling the lines on a map. It’s about pulling a line in the sand to prevent Texas and Trump from rigging the election,” the state’s Senate Democratic leader Mike McGiare said in a statement.
There are boundaries to promote democratic edge in new districts
While a common belief behind the drawing districts is whether the communities of interest are called – the neighborhood and the cities that share equal concerns or demographic symptoms – Proposed remapping To maximize democratic clouts, a saw of odd -sized districts will make.
1 Congress is currently anchored in the district The conservative of the state is represented by the Republican Rape Dag Lamalfa in the remote northeast corner and pro -Trump. The district has an about 18-point GOP registration growth.
Under the proposal, the 10-Bindu registration in the district will be terminated with a 10-point registration benefit in the district after harsh revival to include parts of heavy democratic Sonoma County near the Democrat Pacific Coast.
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In a post on social platform X, Lamalfa called the proposal “absolutely ridiculous”. The proposed maps in the first Congress district of Lamalfa will include some parts of Santa Roja, which is an area in the district of Democratic Rape Mike Thompson.
In the Battleground 41st district of Los Angeles, represented by long -serving Republican rape Ken Calvert, Democratic and Republican registration is currently divided into equally.
But in Redrawn district, Democratic registration will increase by 46%, with GOP registration falling by 26%.
Other Republicans whose districts will see major changes in favor of Democrats, among them rape Kevin Kelly in Northern California, Rape Kane Calvert in Rivaruside County, Rape. Rape. David Valado is included in the Central Valley Farm Belt and Rape Derael Isssa in San Diego County. In addition, Democratic incumbents will be seen padded to their districts with additional left-fold voters.
“Well, of course, the entire goal of Newsom was to return to the era of drawing lines based on biased political factors, as politicians draw their lines,” Kelly told CBS Sacramento on Friday.
The present district of Kelly includes suburbs, small cities and mountain communities from the Sacramento region to the eastern California border.
The plan was released on the same day when Texas Republican started a second special session to approve the map of the new Congress sought by Trump.
The first special session of the GOP in Texas ended without approved the new political maps, which failed by Democrats, who staged a walkout of about two weeks, which meant that sufficient legalists were not present to pass any law. Gov. Greg Abbott then quickly called another session, which began without the quorum required to operate the business.
Democratic California village Gavin Newsom said on Thursday That his state will conduct a special referendum on the districts of Redrawn on November 4.
Newsom said, “We cannot stand back and can see this democracy the district disappearing by the district across the country.”
The announcement first entered any state from Texas to the Battle of Trump, although many governors and MLA leaders of both parties have threatened such steps.
Richard Hudson, who is headed by Richard Hudson, a North Carolina, said that the 2028 presidential candidate Newsom said, “California is credited to disintegrate the constitution and voters of California.”
Hudson, head of the National Republican Congress Committee, said, “The people of California oppose the stunt of the newsom as they will not allow a self-serving politician to rush the system to pursue his career.”
How will voters react?
Under the current law, California has an independent redistribution commission approved by the first voters of this century. Newsom has emphasized that ballot efforts will not get rid of the Commission, although it will essentially suspend it. If the measure passes, the commission will be able to write a map after the 2030 census.
A major risk for Democrats is whether the voters will open to separate the boundaries of the district prepared by the Independent Commission for people of size for biased benefits.
Some people have already said that they will sue the effort. Republican former village. Arnold Schwarzenegger, A long -term opponent In biased redistribution, indicated that it would not be with Democrats even after talking to Newsom. He posted a picture of himself on Friday in a gym wearing a T-shirt, stating, “” End gerampling “with a reference to a vulgarity and politicians.
“I am getting ready for the Germandering fight,” said Schwarznegger.
House control may come in some seats in 2026
At the national level, the partisan makeup of existing district lines keeps democrats within three majority seats. Of the 435 total seats, only several dozen districts are competitive. Therefore, even slight changes in some states can affect which party has won control.
New maps are usually prepared once a decade after a decade of census – final in 2020. Many states, including Texas, give legislators the power to draw maps. California is one of those who empower independent commissions with work.
If approved, a map of a new California will be effective only when a Republican state reviews its own. It will be through 2030 elections. After that, Democrats say, they will return mapamking power to the voters of Independent Commission approved in 2008.
Hunter Woodle and
Contributed to this report.
