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In a wide-ranging interview with NBC News, the California governor slammed the GOP-controlled Congress and the Supreme Court for bowing to Trump.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday said he’s “deeply confident” that California voters this week will approve the state’s Prop 50 ballot measure, which would allow the state to redraw congressional maps on a partisan basis ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

In a wide-ranging interview, the California governor slammed the president’s push for mid-decade redistricting efforts in Republican states across the country, accusing the president of “rigging” next year’s congressional election and warning that Trump “is not screwing around.”

“He’s changing the rules. He’s rigging the game because he knows he’ll lose if all things are equal,” Newsom told Welker. “He did not expect California to fight fire with fire.”

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[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

The rules changed massively two decades ago, Democrats finally caught on to the game of Calvinball just now.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

When a cheater enters the game and the ref is out to lunch (permanently) you cheat back or you lose and never play again.

Simple as that.

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 21 hours ago
[-] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

No. The rules of the game are now being followed by the lame Dems who have refused to play by the new rules.

[-] LadyMeow 10 points 1 day ago

Came here to say this. The rules are the same, or rather there aren’t really rules, now we’re just playing the same game.

Which I hate, but understand we need to do it.

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