California is less than two weeks away from voters deciding whether to approve new congressional district lines. Democrats across the country are jumping in to help push the ballot initiative through, knowing it will be a decisive data point in their broader redistricting efforts.
State by state, Republicans have delivered seats that are more friendly to their party as President Donald Trump looks for ways to preserve and grow the House majority ahead of next year’s midterms. But the Proposition 50 ballot initiative in California is Democrats’ first opportunity to gain up to five seats tilted toward their party.
“We’re on the verge of winning Prop 50, which is an important and decisive response, and there are ongoing efforts across the country, including in Illinois, to decide what is the next step to push back against the aggressive gerrymandering as part of Donald Trump’s effort to rig the midterm elections,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told NOTUS when asked about ongoing conversations regarding redistricting.