đ Tonight was such a sweep. It feels like a stark difference from where the US was heading exactly a year ago.
throwawaylol666666 on
Unlike in Texas, Californians were asked if this was something we wanted to do or not. The GOP doesnât know or care about consent.
Ok_Employer7837 on
From the article:
“Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has scored a victory against Donald Trump, with California voters approving a ballot measure allowing his state to change congressional maps ahead of next yearâs midterm elections.
In a move that could give the Democrats an extra five House seats, California passed whatâs known as Proposition 50, allowing it to alter its congressional districts from 2026 to 2030.
The measure was heavily pushed by Newsom in response to Texasâ redistricting changes made this year.”
That’s it for now. The headline is more or less the article.
Three_Froggy_Problem on
God I hate the Daily Beast. Itâs not a âtroll of Trump.â This countryâs politics are not a *le epic meme battle* for our amusement.
Low-Difference-8847 on
Proud to be a Californian right now.
Hot-Parsley-6193 on
I donât care much for Newsom, but I gotta hand it to him for this one.
sedatedlife on
And no democratic states should go back to fair districts until all 50 states agree. Democrats have been screwing themselves by trying to take the high road
HotOne9364 on
Good. Now lets march forward to end gerrymandering.
TrailerParkFrench on
Iâm 100% OK with that. Most states in the country have been gerrymandered by republicans.
MajortheDog on
Question from an Aussie – can other Blue states do this too? Suppose Red states can also do it. So whatâs stopping it happening in other states other ?
Shawon770 on
Gerrymandering was always bad now itâs just become an open sport. Everyoneâs doing it, nobodyâs fixing it.
VagabondReligion on
My wife, whom I talked into leaving her home state of Nebraska for 50 years and coming to California, and who still watches the Huskers play every fall, said this evening she was falling in love with this state, that it’s nice to live in a state that is not just going to take it lying down.
Amen, my love. Amen.
La_Rata_de_Pizza on
The Beastie Boys fought and possibly died for Californiaâs right to gerrymander
mattymo166 on
Donât forget that they put it to a vote first
Top-Work-4425 on
Infighting has always been a persistent issue during primaries, and it has consistently proven to be detrimental. I understand your perspective. Weâve all witnessed how that played out with Bernie Sanders.
cinciNattyLight on
2026 is gonna be lit. Hold onto your butts!
Sdosullivan on
Ketchup incoming!
Ackerack on
While Iâm happy it passed, gerrymandering fucking sucks. And honestly, if it came down to an all out gerrymander war, I donât think dems win that fight. They are too condensed in urban areas that you can only slice up so many ways if you want to gerrymander for the left, or conversely just make it all one big ultra blue district while making every single other district effectively red. Itâs just easier to gerrymander with more spread out area control even if democrats have the advantage in number of people.
Brokebrokebroke5 on
California delivers and saves democracy! đ„łđ
Counterpoint-4 on
What a weird world where electorates are voting for a cheating system because the system has been overtly corrupted somewhere else! Alice in Wonderland times.
Abject_Condition_937 on
Yessss yay
sonomamondo on
Hopefully this is the start
Vegetable-Seaweed591 on
Ugh, this isn’t a ‘troll’ it’s literally a last ditch attempt to protect our 2-party system from becoming a 1-party kleptocracy.
TheAskewOne on
What’s that title? It’s not a “troll of Trump”. It’s an action that was made necessary by gerrymandering from red states that don’t want people to be fairly represented. This is not a fight between 14 year olds on social media ffs.
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đ Tonight was such a sweep. It feels like a stark difference from where the US was heading exactly a year ago.
Unlike in Texas, Californians were asked if this was something we wanted to do or not. The GOP doesnât know or care about consent.
From the article:
“Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has scored a victory against Donald Trump, with California voters approving a ballot measure allowing his state to change congressional maps ahead of next yearâs midterm elections.
In a move that could give the Democrats an extra five House seats, California passed whatâs known as Proposition 50, allowing it to alter its congressional districts from 2026 to 2030.
The measure was heavily pushed by Newsom in response to Texasâ redistricting changes made this year.”
That’s it for now. The headline is more or less the article.
God I hate the Daily Beast. Itâs not a âtroll of Trump.â This countryâs politics are not a *le epic meme battle* for our amusement.
Proud to be a Californian right now.
I donât care much for Newsom, but I gotta hand it to him for this one.
And no democratic states should go back to fair districts until all 50 states agree. Democrats have been screwing themselves by trying to take the high road
Good. Now lets march forward to end gerrymandering.
Iâm 100% OK with that. Most states in the country have been gerrymandered by republicans.
Question from an Aussie – can other Blue states do this too? Suppose Red states can also do it. So whatâs stopping it happening in other states other ?
Gerrymandering was always bad now itâs just become an open sport. Everyoneâs doing it, nobodyâs fixing it.
My wife, whom I talked into leaving her home state of Nebraska for 50 years and coming to California, and who still watches the Huskers play every fall, said this evening she was falling in love with this state, that it’s nice to live in a state that is not just going to take it lying down.
Amen, my love. Amen.
The Beastie Boys fought and possibly died for Californiaâs right to gerrymander
Donât forget that they put it to a vote first
Infighting has always been a persistent issue during primaries, and it has consistently proven to be detrimental. I understand your perspective. Weâve all witnessed how that played out with Bernie Sanders.
2026 is gonna be lit. Hold onto your butts!
Ketchup incoming!
While Iâm happy it passed, gerrymandering fucking sucks. And honestly, if it came down to an all out gerrymander war, I donât think dems win that fight. They are too condensed in urban areas that you can only slice up so many ways if you want to gerrymander for the left, or conversely just make it all one big ultra blue district while making every single other district effectively red. Itâs just easier to gerrymander with more spread out area control even if democrats have the advantage in number of people.
California delivers and saves democracy! đ„łđ
What a weird world where electorates are voting for a cheating system because the system has been overtly corrupted somewhere else! Alice in Wonderland times.
Yessss yay
Hopefully this is the start
Ugh, this isn’t a ‘troll’ it’s literally a last ditch attempt to protect our 2-party system from becoming a 1-party kleptocracy.
What’s that title? It’s not a “troll of Trump”. It’s an action that was made necessary by gerrymandering from red states that don’t want people to be fairly represented. This is not a fight between 14 year olds on social media ffs.