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Obama applauds Newsom’s California redistricting plan

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'A responsible approach': Obama backs California's response to Texas redistricting
Former President Barack Obama is backing California’s plan to counter mid-decade redistricting efforts by Republicans in Texas.

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Obama backs Newsom’s California redistricting plan
Obama praises Newsom’s ‘responsible approach’ to California redistricting after Texas efforts
Obama Applauds Newsom's California Redistricting Plan as 'Responsible' as Texas GOP Pushes New Maps
Former President Barack Obama has waded into states' efforts at rare mid-decade redistricting efforts, saying he agrees with California Gov. Gavin Newsom's response to alter his state's congressional...

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Texas approves new electoral map favouring Republicans
Newsom-style redistricting efforts critiqued by California Democrats as recently as July, statements show
Texas House approves redrawn maps sought by Trump ahead of 2026 elections
The vote follows prodding by President Donald Trump, eager to stave off a midterm defeat that would deprive his party of control of the House of Representatives, and weeks of delays after dozens of T...

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The Latest: Military expands presence in DC as California Democrats prepare response
California Democrats hold hearings on new congressional map to counter Trump-backed redistricting

'Morning Joe,' Obama Applaud Democrats' Counter to Texas Redistricting: 'Let's Dance' | Video

While MSNBC "Morning Joe" hosts agreed that redistricting efforts nationwide were "bad for government," several agreed that after Texas' approved gerrymandered maps, the "arms race is on." Former President Barack Obama supported Gov.

The Texas House OK’d GOP-favored redistricting. California intends to counter with map of its own

California's Democratic Legislature is expected to counter Texas' mid-decade redraw of its congressional map with one of its own.
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Obama shows support for Calif. Dems’ plan to ‘fight fire with fire’ amid Texas redistricting

California Gov. Gavin Newsom can count former President Barack Obama in his corner as he gears up for a high-stakes fight over redistricting and partisan gerrymandering. Texas House Republicans on Wednesday approved a redrawn congressional map designed to ...

Obama labels Texas redistricting push 'a power grab that undermines our democracy'

Former President Barack Obama accused Lone Star State Republicans of seeking to engage in gerrymandering in "a power grab that undermines our democracy"

Maddow Blog | ‘A responsible approach’: Obama backs Democratic response to Republican hardball

Under normal circumstances, Barack Obama probably wouldn't endorse a Democratic plan for mid-decade redistricting. But these are not normal circumstances.
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