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Many Democrats have talked about preventing fireplace with fireplace to fight Trump’s 2026 election rigging efforts by means of gerrymandering, however Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is doing it.
Newsom’s press workplace posted in Donald Trump fashion on X:
WHEN SPEAKER “LITTLE MAN” JOHNSON IS STANDING IN “THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE,” HE CAN THANK DONALD “TACO” J. TRUMP. TRUMP MISSED A SIMPLE DEADLINE — SOMETHING HE HAS OFTEN DONE WITH HIS MANY FAILED BUSINESSES — NOW CALIFORNIA WILL “FIRE” HIM WITH NEW, “MORE BEAUTIFUL MAPS.” HIGHLY ANTICIPATED, “HISTORIC” PRESS CONFERENCE WITH YOUR FAVORITE GOVERNOR GAVIN CHRISTOPHER NEWSOM!!!! THANK YOU FOR YOU ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. — GCN
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HUGE “HISTORIC” EVENT — THURSDAY 11:30AM PACIFIC IN LOS ANGELES!!! A “BEAUTIFUL RALLY” / PRESS CONFERENCE WITH GAVIN CHRISTOPHER NEWSOM & STRONG DEMS. DEMOCRATS WILL DESTROY GREG ABBOTT’S “TOTALLY RIGGED MAPS.” TREMENDOUS WORK IS BEING DONE. DONALD TRUMP (THE CRIMINAL PRESIDENT) GET READY FOR THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PAYBACK YOU’VE EVER SEEN!!! COULD BE THE WORST DAY OF YOUR LIFE AS YOUR PRESIDENCY ENDS (DEMS RETAKE CONGRESS!). AMERICA WILL BE LIBERATED — “LIBERATION DAY” MANY ARE CALLING IT!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! — GCN
Extra significantly, Gov. Newsom mentioned, “This week we’re gonna announce the marketing campaign. Subsequent week the legislature’s gonna transfer this ahead with two-thirds. We’re gonna get it in a particular election on November 4th. We’re gonna struggle fireplace with fireplace. We’re gonna neutralize no matter Abbott does.”
Republicans are selecting up 12 seats in the event that they gerrymander states the place they’ve complete management of the state authorities. Democrats can negate a lot of that with their very own redistricting in New York, California, and Illinois.
Republicans may achieve a small benefit, nevertheless it received’t be sufficient. Since World Struggle II, the common loss for the president’s occasion throughout their first time period, and since Trump’s phrases are non-consecutive, this is applicable, has been 28 seats. Presidents have misplaced a mean of 43 seats when their Gallup approval score was beneath 50%. Donald Trump’s approval score on Gallup is presently 37%.
The gerrymander isn’t going to avoid wasting the Home majority for Republicans, and a method to make sure that it received’t is for Democrats to struggle fireplace with fireplace by limiting the affect of the Republican gerrymanders.
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