Three recent polls show that Californians are ready to back Prop 50 , the redistricting strategy championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that voters have little time left to weigh in on.

It follows earlier polls that also showed Prop 50 had more support among Californians than less. In recent weeks, Prop 50 has notably earned endorsements from key Democrats, including former President Barack Obama to New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

What does Prop 50 mean?

Prop 50 proposes temporarily using newly drawn, partisan congressional district maps, which replaces maps currently created by the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission. The strategy behind the new maps is to elect more Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections and counter Texas

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