Gov. Newsom rallies Democrats, supporters in final push for Prop 50 redistricting measure

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A packed location of supporters roared Monday arsenic Governor Gavin Newsom made his closing statement for Proposition 50, a ballot measurement that could reshape California's legislature maps.

"They poked the bear, and the carnivore is poking back," Newsom told the crowd. "Prop 50 is not astir drafting lines connected a map. It is astir holding the enactment to what makes america who we are."

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Flanked by salient elected Democrats and national leaders, including labour activistic Dolores Huerta, the politician urged his enactment to permission everything connected the tract and crook retired "in grounds numbers."

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi praised Newsom's enactment - successful what mightiness person been a motion to the governor's statesmanlike ambitions.

"This politician has a imaginativeness for our country," she said. "When this accidental occurred, Gavin had a plan. He's a antheral with a program and that's what brings america present today."

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Supporters echoed that enthusiasm. "He's 1 of our champions and we emotion Mr. Newsom!" said Marilyn Smith, a subordinate of SEIU. "We are precise hopeful."

But adjacent allies acknowledged the measurement is nary definite thing. "It doesn't mean we volition get 5 seats," said U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. - who helped spearhead the effort aft Texas archetypal started moving with its gerrymandering plans this summer. "It means we person an accidental to triumph 5 seats."

Republicans warned the connection could dismantle California's autarkic redistricting commission. "It's an affront to our authorities constitution and an affront to what the voters person voted for aggregate times," said Matt Shupe, a spokesperson for the California GOP. "We person the golden modular Citizens Redistricting Committee."

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Recent polls suggest Democrats whitethorn person the precocious hand, with Prop 50 expected to pass. If approved, the caller maps could propulsion 5 of California's 9 Republican members of Congress retired of bureau and stay successful effect until 2031.

The combat comes arsenic different states redraw legislature maps successful what has go a nationalist redistricting arms race. Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio person already completed caller maps, perchance giving Republicans 9 further seats. For Democrats, each eyes are connected California.