Obama applauds Newsom’s California redistricting plan
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'Morning Joe,' Obama Applaud Democrats' Counter to Texas Redistricting: 'Let's Dance' | Video
While MSNBC "Morning Joe" hosts agreed that redistricting efforts nationwide were "bad for government," several agreed that after Texas' approved gerrymandered maps, the "arms race is on." Former President Barack Obama supported Gov.
It came after Democratic lawmakers in Texas temporarily fled to deny the statehouse a quorum, thereby temporarily halting the redistricting effort. Former President Barack Obama spoke out in favor of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s response to ...
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The Texas House OK’d GOP-favored redistricting. California intends to counter with map of its own
California's Democratic Legislature is expected to counter Texas' mid-decade redraw of its congressional map with one of its own.
The gambit has triggered a national redistricting war, as governors from both major parties threaten to initiate similar efforts in other states.
Former President Barack Obama accused Lone Star State Republicans of seeking to engage in gerrymandering in "a power grab that undermines our democracy"