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Beto O'Rourke calls for Democrats to be 'ruthless' in pursuit of power, backs Newsom's gerrymandering proposal
Beto O'Rourke urges Democrats to match Republican redistricting tactics, supporting Newsom's proposal to eliminate California's nonpartisan commission to regain political power ...
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Gavin Newsom’s Retaliatory Redistricting Plan Is Good, Actually
The California governor is threatening to make a controversial tit-for-tat response if Texas Republicans redraw their state’s ...
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to gerrymander,” Levin said. “And the reality is that we cannot unilaterally disarm anymore. If Texas moves forward and actually does what they are threatening to do and draws five new Republican ...
‘Crazy hill to die on’: Newsom jolts California with bid to throw out House maps
Newsom has defended the proposal as a break-the-emergency-glass maneuver to preserve what he has cast as America’s besieged ...
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Trump Admits He’s Trying to Rig the Midterm Elections
Trump has made a volatile enemy out of Governor Gavin Newsom. California sued the federal government last month after Trump ...
O'Rourke says Texas redistricting could ultimately help Democrats
Beto O'Rourke still wants Democrats to go on offense by launching gerrymandering campaigns of their own in blue states.
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California just proved how cracking down on gerrymandering isn’t all ...
California just proved how cracking down on gerrymandering isn’t all it’s cracked up to be December 1, 2016 Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) attends a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja ...
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Newsom threatens Texas over power grab. He’s blowing smoke
If Texas gerrymanders its House seats to boost Republicans, Newsom threatens to do the same for Democrats. But it's not in the governor's power after voters created a nonpartisan commission.