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Newsom Trolls Schwarzenegger as California Redistricting Fight Intensifies

The ballot measure would suspend the independent commission to counter Texas maps.

Arnold Schwarzenegger looking back at Danny DeVito in a scene from the film 'Twins', 1988.
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Overview

  • Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighted a $1,000 donation from Danny DeVito in a meme-laced X post to needle Arnold Schwarzenegger over Proposition 50.
  • Schwarzenegger says he will campaign against the measure and reiterates his long-standing support for independent redistricting, noting he opposes gerrymanders by either party.
  • Proposition 50, also described as the Election Rigging Response Act, is set for a Nov. 4 special election after passing the legislature.
  • The proposal would bypass California’s citizen commission and install Democratic-drawn congressional maps through 2030, contingent on Republican-led states redrawing first.
  • Both parties frame the remaps as potentially flipping several U.S. House seats, with Texas Republicans advancing a GOP-friendly map backed by President Donald Trump.