SF Chronicle: California’s Prop 50 was a stunning success. Will it fuel more blue state redistricting pushes?
- As the measure gained steam in the final weeks of the campaign… it seems to have breathed new life into the Democratic counteroffensive.
- “The Prop 50 vote…sends a message that, while we didn’t ask for this fight, that Democrats and the American people are ready and willing to fight back against this Republican scheme.” — Rep. Suzan DelBene
NOTUS: California Voters Approve Democrat-Friendly Congressional District Map
- “By overwhelmingly voting to pass Proposition 50, Californians are fighting back against the GOP’s disastrous record of raising costs and ripping away health care from millions, all to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy…The path to the Democratic majority includes flipping critical seats throughout California, and Democrats are on offense to hold newly vulnerable Republicans accountable.” – Rep. Suzan DelBene
SF Chronicle: California Prop 50 passes by wide margin in clear rebuke of Trump
- The win in California’s special statewide election was one of many decisive victories for Democrats on Tuesday night, which cumulatively represented a stunning rebuke of Trump and the Republican Party, which controls the White House, Senate and House.
- Experts say Prop 50 could significantly boost Democrats’ chances of retaking control of the House in 2026.
Associated Press: California voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026
- Proposition 50 won a swift and decisive victory…Roughly 7 in 10 California voters said party control of Congress was “very important” to them, and those voters overwhelmingly supported the measure.
Los Angeles Times: 4 takeaways after Proposition 50’s big win in California
- Proposition 50’s big win Tuesday night is a political earthquake that is being felt nationally.
- Proposition 50 supporters tried to make the ballot measure a referendum on President Trump — and it clearly worked…a CNN exit poll of California voters found that about half said their vote on Proposition 50 was a way of opposing Trump.
The New York Times: California Approves New House Maps in a Major Win for Democrats and Newsom
- California voters agreed Tuesday to aggressively redraw the state’s congressional district lines to wipe out as many as five Republican seats, delivering a major victory for national Democrats hoping to wrest control of the House of Representatives in 2026.
- It’s now possible that Democrats could hold as many as 48 of California’s 52 seats after 2026, up from the party’s current 43 seats.
POLITICO: Californians approve Democrats’ anti-Trump redistricting push
- California voters approved Gavin Newsom’s plan to oust Republican incumbents with a new congressional map that could give Democrats up to five more seats in next year’s midterm elections, buoying their prospects of retaking the House…The victory gives Democrats a jolt of momentum.
- In the end, it wasn’t close: The result was called moments after the polls closed.
KQED: Proposition 50 Passes in California, Boosting Democrats in Fight for US House Control
- “In the case of Proposition 50, 68% of likely voters said that the outcome of this election is very important to them…I’ve never seen a number this high. And I think it’s this high because Proposition 50 is not just about what’s going on in the state. It’s about what is going on in the nation.” – Mark Baldassare, Director of the Public Policy Institute.
NPR: California voters OK new congressional lines, boosting Democrats ahead of midterms
- California voters have easily approved a ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional map to favor Democrats…marking the party’s biggest victory to date in a national battle over redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms.
POLITICO: California’s new map puts GOP on the run
- California’s Democratic gerrymander just forced most of the state’s GOP House members into a fight for their political lives.
SF Gate: Proposition 50 passes in a landslide, setting the stage for Calif. Redistricting
- In a landslide election, California voters approved Proposition 50, a ballot measure that reconfigures the state’s U.S. House map temporarily in response to Republican gerrymandering efforts in other states. The approved measure will set the stage for a competitive midterm election next year.
- The Associated Press called the race as soon as polls closed…“AP only makes such a call if all evidence suggests an overwhelming victory.”
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