Are Republicans already throwing in the towel in California? It sure looks that way.

Multiple polls show most California voters back Proposition 50, the ballot measure that would pause the state’s independent redistricting commission and let lawmakers redraw congressional maps. If those numbers hold, it could hand Democrats a decisive win.

Rather than wait for a blowout at the ballot box, Republicans appear to be cutting their losses early. According to Punchbowl News, California’s GOP has started scaling back its TV advertising, walking away from its anti-Prop 50 messaging. The outlet reports that the party has grown increasingly pessimistic about stopping Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting push.

The numbers help explain why. Newsom’s group boosting Prop 50 has spent nearly $

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