Former President Barack Obama offered his support for the redistricting scheme in California in order to counteract what he called "gerrymandering" in Texas.

Republican redistricting could mean as many as five more seats for the GOP in the U.S. House for the midterm elections, which would drastically improve the party's odds of retaining power. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has threatened to redistrict the left-leaning state to add more Democratic seats.

'I have tremendous respect for how Governor Newsom has approached this. He's put forward a smart, measured approach in California.'

"Over the long term, we shouldn't have political gerrymandering in America, just a fair fight between Republicans and Democrats based on who's got better ideas," Obama wrote on social media

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