Key Takeaways:
- Political Power Play: Newsom’s November 4 special election is aimed at protecting California’s congressional seats while GOP-led states redraw their own maps.
- Fear as a Strategy: The governor claims Trump could run for a third term—an unproven assertion clearly designed to energize his base.
- Gerrymander Hypocrisy: While accusing Republicans of manipulating maps, Newsom pushes his own mid-decade redistricting to secure Democrat dominance.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is at it again—this time using a taxpayer-funded soapbox to throw a political Hail Mary against President Donald Trump. Speaking Thursday at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, Newsom announced a special statewide election for November 4 to push through a mid-decade redistricting plan. His stated mission? Protect California’s congressional clout. The real goal? Cement Democrat control while crying “gerrymandering” at red states.
Newsom accused Trump of plotting to “manipulate the electoral map” and even suggested the President could be angling for a third term—an outlandish claim designed to scare his base into action. “Wake up, America,” Newsom warned. “You will not have a country if he rigs this election… I wasn’t exaggerating when I said that. I received in the mail a Trump 2028 hat.”
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The TDS is real in this one.
Of course, California’s special election is a direct response to GOP-led states like Texas, Florida, and Ohio drawing maps that better reflect their voter base. Newsom calls it “anti-American.” Conservatives call it democracy.
His swipe at Trump—calling him “the most corrupt president in history” who practices “crony capitalism”—is rich coming from the governor of a state drowning in regulations, hemorrhaging businesses, and dependent on tech oligarch cash.
While Newsom frames his plan as “protecting democracy,” it looks more like a political stunt to shore up Democrat power ahead of 2026. The irony? He’s fighting gerrymandering… by gerrymandering.