Gavin Newsom Trolls Trump on Redistricting, California to Redraw Maps

Texas Redistricting Battle

• 📌 Texas Democrats are reportedly weighing plans to return home after fleeing to block a vote, while Governor Greg Abbott prepares for another special session to redraw maps.
• 📊 The Texas state senate has already passed new maps that could grant Republicans an additional five seats.

Newsom's Response to Gerrymandering

• 🎯 California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his state will redraw its electoral map, aiming to make it "more beautiful."
• 🐦 Newsom's office tweeted a mocking message, calling President Trump a "chicken" for missing the deadline to end Texas' redistricting.
• ✉️ Earlier, Newsom had urged Trump to prevent Republican states from mid-decade redistricting, stating California could neutralize any Republican gains.

Census Data and Representation

• ⚠️ Concerns are raised about the accuracy of the census, particularly regarding the undercounting of people of color due to factors like the pandemic and lack of resources.
• 📈 It's argued that Texas has seen significant growth in communities of color, yet the current maps do not adequately represent them.
• ⚖️ A conservative point highlights that states with large undocumented immigrant populations, like California, receive higher population counts, influencing electoral college weight and potentially incentivizing illegal immigration.

Supreme Court and Census Counting

• 🏛️ The discussion touches on President Trump's past attempts to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census count, which the Supreme Court rejected, stating the census's purpose is to count all people residing in the country.
• 💡 A compromise is suggested: even if not all undocumented immigrants are deported, they should not be counted in a way that grants more political power to Democrats in California.
• ⚔️ Both parties are accused of trying to redistrict to create maps that favor them, with Newsom's actions seen as a direct response to Republican efforts.