Obama backs Newsom's California redistricting plan
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Former President Barack Obama spoke out in favor of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s response to redistricting in Texas by Republicans (Getty Images) Obama was one of several prominent Democrats who called those lawmakers to commend them for their ...
Under normal circumstances, the former president would not back a Democratic plan for mid-decade redistricting. But these are not normal circumstances.
Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from Trump to protect the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House.