'Two can play that game': Newsom hits Trump push to gain House seats

[RandySF]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) warned “two can play this game” in a post online after President Trump said he’s vying to pick up five House seats in Texas during a midcycle redistricting.

“Trump said he’s going to steal 5 Congressional seats in Texas and gerrymander his way into a 2026 win. Well, two can play that game,” he wrote Tuesday in another post on social platform X, linking to a clip of his interview on “Pod Save America” in which he weighed several options on potential redistricting in his state.

“Special sessions. Special elections. Ballot initiatives. New laws. It’s all on the table when democracy is on the line,” he added in the post.

Trump said Tuesday he thinks the Lone Star State can nab five seats for Republicans after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) called for a special session later this month to include redistricting among other priorities.


https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5404133-newsom-responds-trump-redistricting-texas/

[EYESORE 9001]

1. I hate that it has come to this

but Texas started it. I just hope it backfires on Texas and they end up ‘dummymandering’ those districts. California would likely fare better in a redistricting war.

[samsingh]

3. it came to this in 2000 when bush stole the presidency

with the supreme court's explicit help

[MagickMuffin]

2. All Democrat Governors should do the same

Texas is being controlled by the worst of the worst.

Every election I try my best to vote for my democratic candidate. And yet we never seem to be able to win because of heavy handed tactics to suppress democratic turnout.

I still can’t understand how this can happen when redrawing districts are supposed to be done according to the census. But the gop has managed to do so with every time they want to subvert our voices.