{"id":4330,"date":"2025-10-14T18:07:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T18:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/4330\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T18:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T18:07:08","slug":"obama-backs-california-redistricting-to-block-gop-steal-of-2026-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/4330\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama Backs California Redistricting To Block GOP \u2018Steal’ Of 2026 Election"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former President <\/a>Barack Obama<\/a> is urging Californians to back Governor <\/a>Gavin Newsom\u2019s<\/a> redistricting campaign<\/a>, warning that a special election next month could shape the country\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

\u201cCalifornia, the whole nation is counting on you. Democracy is on the ballot Nov. 4,\u201d Obama says in a 30-second TV ad that began airing Tuesday (October 14). <\/p>\n

\u201cRepublicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to rig the next election and wield unchecked power for two more years,\u201d he continues. \u201cWith Prop 50, you can stop Republicans in their tracks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Newsom\u2019s proposed measure, Prop 50, would redraw California\u2019s congressional map mid-decade to target five Republican-held seats, a move made to counter GOP-led redistricting efforts in states like Texas, Indiana, Kansas, and North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Though redistricting typically occurs once every 10 years, Republican legislatures in several states have pushed for new maps ahead of the 2026 midterms to defend their narrow House majority. Prop 50 would allow California Democrats to fight back using the same tactic.<\/p>\n

Polls show Prop 50 currently holds majority support among California voters, and Democrats have a spending advantage ahead of the vote.<\/p>\n

Obama, who has previously criticized partisan gerrymandering, acknowledged at a fundraiser in August that the stakes have changed.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolitical gerrymandering is not my preference,\u201d he said, \u201cbut if Democrats don\u2019t respond effectively, then this White House and Republican-controlled state governments all across the country\u2014they will not stop, because they do not appear to believe in this idea of an inclusive, expansive democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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