California Proposition 50 gains momentum amid anti-Trump push | JQJO

California's Proposition 50, also called the Election Rigging Response Act, would pause the state's independent redistricting commission until 2031 so Democrats can create five safe House seats - a counter to GOP maneuvers in Texas, urged by Donald Trump, and elsewhere. Governor Gavin Newsom, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and former president Barack Obama back the measure, which polls now show leading by about 20 points, with support in the high 50s to low 60s. Fueled by anti-Trump sentiment, the well-funded yes campaign is outspending opponents, while Republican figures including Kevin McCarthy and Arnold Schwarzenegger struggle to gain traction.