Newsom says he will seek to call a Nov. special election to have voters approve new House maps that boost Democrats.
Newsom says he will seek to call a Nov. special election to have voters approve new House maps that boost Democrats.
LET’S GET GRUESOME
He doesn’t need a special election. Just do it.
Massachusetts would, but they haven’t had a Republican Congressman for 30 years or so.
Even Massachusetts should. Just to telegraph to the enemy that they are “the enemy“ and that they will no longer be tolerated. Seriously. We would never allow Nazis representation in Congress. We would never allow Klansmen representation in Congress. It should be no different with the GOP.
They don’t have any Republicans in Congress. They have 3 or 4 in the entire state senate. Why fuck with people’s representatives when there’s no Republicans?
I mean, I don’t get the rationale of redistricting when there is no reason to.
Simple: Republicans are no longer allowed to exist in this blue state. If you don’t think this ends with the dissolution of either the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, you’re not paying attention. And I’m not trying to be an asshole. I’m being serious. The RNC has to be dismantled.
And I’m not trying to be a hard ass. I am all the belief that the RNC is a criminal organization and it has to be taken down like the mob, or the KKK. They have to go. They’ll keep doing this forever and ever and ever and eventually they’ll get done what they want done.
And then we will see the Democratic Party split up into the Alexandria Ocasio Cortez wing, and the Dick Durban wing. We will still have two parties.
I understand the concern of going down this path, but I do think the status quo of how liberalism has handled the rise of fascism has clearly not been working. Also, Trump has openly been attacking California with his ICE gestapo. I think he understands the precarious future of the state.
This is the first I’ve heard of California being in a precarious state, how so exactly? I think having the 4th largest economy in the world and being the largest donor state, we have a lot of cards to play.
Because California has been personally singled out by Trump as the state to make an example out of for the rest of the Democrat ran states through deploying large quantities of federal forces onto. Trump has used active duty military in addition to ICE. We are not talking economics here.
It’s ALWAYS about the money
If California stops remitting Federal tax dollars the way Newsom has threatened to do, red states would die, I say we still have a lot of say in what happens. Trump is a piece of shit and I’d be shocked if the fucker makes it through the second year of this term
You got my vote, Governor thank you
Do what needs to be done. Fight fire with fire, and throw on some accelerant if you have it.
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I approve and will vote to support these changes to boost Dems seats.
Oh look. A leader who offers citizens a say in their redistricting. What a concept.
He’s singled Gavin out. He did that with Joe too. Right away, very early. He knows who the real threats are and goes after them. Even in his fragile state, with his loyalist starting to turn on him, his health diminishing quickly. He’s after Gavin like he’ll be around for any kind of fight.
Let’s go!!
Hurry please!
Nothing is beneath Newsom
Do it you neoliberal centrist. I dare you.
Democrats is safe seats already ignore the needs of their constituents. There is no way I, a California voter, will support this. We need more accountability for our elected representatives not less.
Let’s convert voting to paper ballots and beef up all vote counting systems.
Gerrymandering is an affront to the idea of one person, one vote, but we have to fight fire with fire. Do it Governor. Then, when Democrats are in power again, pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, expand the Supreme Court and get rid of Citizens United.
Do it. And other blue states as well.
NY? Hello? NJ? Hello?👋
At least one Dem governor has the guts to do it.
What the fuck is “gop-friendly”?
I vote yes. YES. Y.E.S!!!
God I love a fighter
This is exactly what I’m talking about. Physical answers to the repubelicken BS. Keep it up Governor we in New England are looking for inspiration and you’re providing it. We will hold our nation together, together
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He is doing something. Thank God.
I really like our fair districting laws, but if Republicans don't want to play fair, we'll do everything we can to keep them from continuing to destroy our country.
That is how is DONE... only question is why other dem gobernadors are not doing the same..
Just do it!!
It will pass in a landslide too!
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DO IT.
Good
Way past time to fight & these have to be done in a way that fully passes muster to GOP lawsuits that will be flying to undo the impacts. Both CA & NY whiffed on their earlier attempts to redo maps. No failures should be tolerated now. Every seat counts & taking control of the U.S. House is key!
Why hold a special election. Just redraw the lines like republicans do. We lose when we take the high road.
Good. Fight 💩 with 🔥.
Split the state in half and add a senator too. Wishful thinking, I know.
Wow. That’s actually a smart way to go about doing it. It might stand up in court if it was approved by a majority of the voters.
I hate newsom. I love the fair districting laws we have in California, but I will vote yes on this if Texas does their thing this week We have to stop, not slow, we have to stop the march to fascism the gop is taking us on @texastribune.org
That's right, no more bringing please and thank you to a knife fight. Sharpen our knives
Murder and gerrymandering are both bad. But if your enemies try to murder you, you fight back.
Vote Yes!!! 😁
Get rid of all 12 Republican districts. Game on.
50 new seats for the Dems or bust.
Time to play hardball with the nazis - fighting fire with fire
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New Jersey, pls do this too 🫠