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Cake day: February 22nd, 2024

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  • For those out of the loop, since this headline doesn’t fully describe the situation:

    California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks to counter Texas Republicans’ congressional redistricting efforts by temporarily abandoning the Golden State’s nonpartisan congressional district-drawing process in favor of maps that would increase Democratic representation.

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    “We’re also announcing as a consequence of this effort, a commitment to national independent redistricting,” Newsom said during Cohen’s Aug. 17 podcast episode. “That’s on the ballot as well. We believe it’s the right thing to do. In fact, the Democratic Party believes it’s the right thing to do. Democrats have voted for national independent redistricting. Republicans have not.