Prop 50: Californians pass redistricting measure that helps Democrats flip up to five House seats

Approval of measure could determine if Republicans keep full control of government in next year’s midterm electionsVoters in California on Tuesday approved a high-stakes redistricting measure that could determine if Donald Trump and Republicans maintain full control of the federal government in next year’s midterm elections.It was a decisive victory for Democrats in deep-blue California, which had raced to counter a gerrymander in Texas, engineered at the US president’s behest, to carve out new safe Republican districts. In approving the measure, voters chose to toss out the work of California’s independent redistricting commission and temporarily adopt maps drawn by the state legislature to help Democrats pick up five additional seats in the US House of Representatives. Continue reading…