Newsom holding a rally in Texas after redistricting win in California

[mystery-ak]

 Newsom holding a rally in Texas after redistricting win in California
by Ryan Mancini - 11/06/25 10:44 PM ET

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will hold a rally in Texas on Saturday opposing the state’s redistricting efforts alongside local Democratic lawmakers, days after Golden State voters backed a measure to redraw their own congressional districts.

Texas was the first of several red states that followed President Trump’s directive to change their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms. Though some blue states considered redrawing their maps through the legislatures, Newsom elected to have voters choose if California should proceed with his plan.

“California stepped up. Now, we are taking this fight across the country — helping Democrats in other states push back against Trump’s election rigging,” Newsom said in a statement to Politico.

The Hill has reached out to Newsom’s office for a comment.

On Tuesday, California voters approved Proposition 50, allowing lawmakers to rework the Golden State’s maps. This allows Democrats in the state to potentially gain five House seats in 2026. California represents the first state where Democrats have been able to successfully redistrict midcycle in response to the GOP’s moves.

With Proposition 50’s success, it could raise Newsom’s national profile as he continues his tit-for-tat with Trump and considers a run for president in 2028.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5594463-newsom-texas-rally-redistricting/

[Hoodat]

It's too bad California doesn't have an opposition party that can file suit in federal court to block this.

[mountaineer]

 It's too bad California hasn't had a governor for the past year - just a podcaster, presidential candidate, and jackass who hasn't spent one minute in his office, talking to legislators, or working on any of the state's problems.

[mountaineer]

Newsom's aversion to doing the job to which he was elected goes international.

Despite the fact that the Palisades Fire was reignited on a mismanaged burn scar on unmaintained state land, it isn’t going to stop Gavin Newsom from flying thousands of miles to a climate conference in Brazil and blaming the fire on climate change…

https://twitter.com/TheKevinDalton/status/1987921206079791417

[PeteS in CA]

It's too bad California doesn't have an opposition party that can file suit in federal court to block this.

California Republicans sue over new U.S. House map approved by voters

https://srnnews.com/california-republicans-sue-over-new-u-s-house-map-approved-by-voters/
Wed, Nov 5, 2025

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block a new U.S. House map that California voters decisively approved at the ballot.

Proposition 50, backed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, is designed to help Democrats flip as many as five congressional House seats in the midterm elections next year. The lawsuit claims the map-makers illegally used race as a factor to favor Hispanic voters, and asks the court to block the new boundaries ahead of the 2026 elections. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

The lawsuit was filed by The Dhillon Law Group, the California-based firm started by Harmeet Dhillon, who is now an assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice.

“The map is designed to favor one race of California voters over others,” Mike Columbo, whose plaintiffs include a state Republican lawmaker and 18 other voters, said at a news conference Wednesday. “This violates the 14th Amendment, guarantee of equal protection under the law, and the right under the 15th Amendment.”

Note that the date the lawsuit was filed and when this article was published was the day after the election.