"California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who led a successful redistricting effort in his Democrat-dominated state last year to negate the GOP gains in Texas, emphasized, "California will not sit idle as Trump and his Republican lapdogs shred our country’s democracy before our very eyes."
And Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, who considered but decided against redrawing congressional maps in the blue-leaning state, charged that Trump and Republicans were aiming to "erode our democracy and drag us toward authoritarianism."
A veteran Republican strategist sees the Democrats' arguments as hypocritical.
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First seen: 2026-08-28 ·
Last seen: 2026-08-28 ·
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