McCarthy Re-Emerges to Fight California Redistricting

McCarthy Re-Emerges to Fight California Redistricting

“Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been working behind the scenes to rally his Republican troops against California Democrats’ gerrymandering ballot measure,” Politico reports. “McCarthy recently told his former home-state congressional delegation that he’s aiming to raise $100 million for the opposition campaign.”

Report: McCarthy working to oppose California redistricting

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R–Bakersfield) is jumping into the fight against California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mid-decade redistricting scheme.  According to a report from Politico, McCarthy is leading the opposition behind the scenes to fight against the gerrymandering initiative that Newsom plans to place on the ballot in a November special election.  The big picture: McCarthy reportedly told California’s Republican Congressional delegat…

Kevin McCarthy, Redistricting Commission's Popularity Stand in Newsom's Way

Convincing California voters to approve his “fight fire with fire” plan to draw up new congressional district maps might prove a heavy lift for Gov. Gavin Newsom. A poll conducted by Politico-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab found that just 36% of state voters support putting redistricting back in the hands of the state Legislature. That compares to 64% favoring the independent redistricting commission. The pollsters conducted interviews with 1,445…