POLITICS

California's 'Prop 50' congressional map election could have major impact for midterms

California’s Proposition 50 is drawing national attention as voters consider a new congressional map that would tilt five districts more Democratic before 2026. Backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and Barack Obama—who says it could create a “level playing field”—the campaign says it’s working with 230-plus community groups, while opponents include committees backed by Charles T. Munger Jr. and Kevin McCarthy, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who opposes it. The fight unfolds as Texas Republicans, encouraged by Donald Trump, revised their maps in a rare mid-decade redistricting move, and could affect control of the U.S. House, a USC political scientist says.

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