Californians wary yet supportive of proposal to redraw voting maps: ‘This is a tactical measure’

Proposition 50 is part of the Democratic governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to counter Texas’s gerrymandered maps

California is set to vote on a new congressional map in November, part of a plan by the governor, Gavin Newsom, and state Democrats to deliver up to five new Democrat-held seats in the US Congress.

The plan is a direct effort to counter a Republican-led push in Texas, which will give the GOP a five-seat advantage in the upcoming midterms.