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Gavin Newsom knows the popular image of him is of a smooth talker with slicked-back hair, the wealthy liberal who co-owns a vineyard.
Braun—who Trump relegated to the kids’ table during his star-studded inauguration—has yet to make a decision on the matter, but his counterpart in Texas, Greg Abbott, is all in on the plan, with a special redistricting session planned for this week that could net the GOP five more House seats.
Voters will be tasked with approving new congressional maps in a special election in November, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.
"NOT EVEN JD 'JUST DANCE' VANCE CAN SAVE TRUMP FROM THE DISASTROUS MAPS 'WAR' HE HAS STARTED," Newsom's office wrote on social media.
Speaking to reporters after his campaign launch, Newsom batted away criticism, saying Trump had struck first by saying he was “entitled” to a GOP congressional majority. The governor had earlier this week asked Trump to block Texas and other red state from moving forward with their own redistricting efforts.
A new poll showed widespread support for the state's independent redistricting commission, which could temporarily take a back seat.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for a special election to allow for a new congressional map in California
The measure, which would appear on the ballot in the state in November if lawmakers approve it, is a response to Texas Republicans' mid-decade redistricting push.
California Democrats released a new gerrymandered House map on Friday night that, if implemented, would steal GOP seats held for decades.
"This is a guy who lays claim to want to get a Nobel Prize, sitting there and bending his knee to Mr. Putin," Newsom told a fired-up crowd.