The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/08/14/newsom-rallies-for-redistricting-but-border-patrol-agents-show-up-to-harass-crowd/Governor Gavin Newsom gave a fiery speech Thursday to launch his campaign for a November ballot measure to redistrict the state, just like Texas is doing for Trump. But US Border Patrol agents showed up outside the rally to bully people. As President Donald Trump’s approval rating hits its lowest point yet in his second term, Republicans have a novel idea to avoid getting shellacked in next year’s midterm elections. They plan to simply gerrymander their Congressional district boundaries to create more Republican seats, as they are doing in Texas, so they can still win by losing. And California Governor Gavin is responding with the exact same

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