From Politico :

The last time House Democrats held the majority, they made a sweeping package of good-government reforms — including an attempt to end partisan gerrymandering — a centerpiece of their legislative agenda.

“The people should choose their politicians,” then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in 2021 , moments before the House passed the bill that would later die in the Senate. “Politicians should not be choosing their voters.”

Now, as President Donald Trump pushes Republicans in red states to redraw congressional district lines to their benefit, some Democrats are abandoning their past push for reforms. Instead, they’re cheering on leaders like California Gov. Gavin Newsom who say their party must fight fire with fire.

Pelosi, in a statement to POLITICO, said she backs Newsom’s

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