Proposition 50, California
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Turnout remains steady across Los Angeles as voters weigh Proposition 50 and local races in California’s statewide special election.
Early results show that Prop 50 was a tight race in counties like Fresno and Inyo. But in some counties, voters overwhelmingly opposed it.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a rising star in the Democratic party, has a lot at stake in Tuesday’s election. In August, Newsom unveiled a proposal to redraw California’s congressional maps, calling
GOP leaders file suit to halt California’s new Prop 50 redistricting plan, alleging racial bias favoring Latino voters.
Even by the incendiary campaigns California is used to, Proposition 50 has been notable for its sharp attacks to cut through the dense, esoteric issue of congressional redistricting.
Where California voters stand on the state's redistricting measure depends where, politically, many of them sit. In the Inland Empire, opinion appears divided even as the measure seems headed to approval.
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Proposition 50 would allow California Democrats to replace the state’s congressional maps with ones the party hopes will help them to flip five GOP-held seats.
With a heavily-funded campaign, Newsom and his party’s national leaders managed to convince California voters that Proposition 50 was a way to take a stand against President Donald Trump — a president,