Democratic prospects for gaining control of the U.S. House next year may hinge on a California ballot initiative happening in 13 days. Prop 50 is Governor Gavin Newsom ’s bid to counter Donald Trump ’s nationwide congressional redistricting power grab by authorizing a new map for the Golden State designed to flip as many as five Republican seats. If enacted, it would neutralize the largest Trump-driven 2025 gerrymander, which Texas approved in August. But it’s tricky. California has in recent years utilized a voter-imposed nonpartisan citizens’ redistricting system that Prop 50 would temporarily suspend until the next regular round of remapping after the 2030 Census. So Democrats are in the position of asking voters to give up their power over redistricting and hand it back to the

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