California Gov. Gavin Newsom took a big gamble when he threw his weight behind Proposition 50—the ballot measure to pause California’s independent redistricting commission and let lawmakers redraw the state’s congressional maps—and it just might pay off.

The measure’s aim is simple: Win back up to five House seats and counter Texas Republicans’ new gerrymander as the country heads into the 2026 midterm elections.

The fight over maps didn’t stop in Texas. After President Donald Trump kicked off a national push to redraw districts, other GOP-led states followed. Republicans in Florida and Indiana are openly weighing mid-decade remaps—an unusual move—and Missouri’s legislature just passed a plan turning a Democratic seat red. To counter this power grab, Democratic governors in Illinois, Mar

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