California voters appear poised to pass Proposition 50, a Democratic-backed measure to suspend the state’s independent maps and draw districts aimed at adding five safe Democratic seats, a direct response to Texas’s mid‑decade gerrymander pushed by Donald Trump. Branded the Election Rigging Response Act, the campaign has centered on resisting Trump, with early ballots near 6 million and polls showing a 20‑point lead. Republicans, outspent and off the air, denounce a “Gavinmander,” while Arnold Schwarzenegger and donor Charles Munger fund opposition. Trump has been largely quiet, even as federal monitors head to California. Passage could lift Democrats’ House odds by 10–15%.

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