{"id":2474381,"date":"2025-08-13T16:51:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/common-cause-changes-tune-on-california-redistricting-fight-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T16:55:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:55:39","slug":"common-cause-changes-tune-on-california-redistricting-fight-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/common-cause-changes-tune-on-california-redistricting-fight-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Cause changes tune on California redistricting fight &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcommon-cause-changes-tune-on-california-redistricting-fight-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2474381&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Common Cause, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >nonpartisan organization opposing partisan gerrymandering<\/a>, has shifted its stance regarding California&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-and-california-battle-over-redistricting-advantages\/\" title=\"Texas and California battle over redistricting advantages\">mid-decade redistricting efforts<\/a>.Initially critical of Governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s plans and those of Texas, labeling them as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-is-everything-democrats-claim-is-a-threat-to-democracy\/\" title=\"Here Is Everything Democrats Claim Is \u2018A Threat To Democracy\u2019\">anti-democratic tactics<\/a> to manipulate electoral maps, the group now views California&#8217;s move as a necessary &#8220;counterbalance&#8221; to President Donald Trump&#8217;s push for Republican-led redistricting in states like Texas to gain more House seats before the midterms. <\/p>\n<p>Common Cause emphasizes that while it generally opposes partisan gerrymandering, condemning all redistricting efforts during this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/advice-to-companies-dont-be-on-menu-when-trump-looks-to-pay-for-tax-cuts-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Advice to companies: Don\u2019t be on \u2018menu\u2019 when ... looks to pay for tax cuts - Washington Examiner\">politically charged period<\/a> could amount to political disarmament amid what it calls authoritarian attempts to undermine democracy. The group is developing a fairness framework based on proportionality, public input, racial equity, federal reform, self-reliant commissions, and time limits for new maps.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Newsom, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender, has threatened to redraw California&#8217;s maps if Trump and Texas continue their efforts. Newsom has publicly aimed to &#8220;end the Trump presidency&#8221; thru these measures, with California expected to release draft maps soon. The broader context includes White House outreach encouraging similar redistricting strategies in other Republican-controlled states.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Common Cause changes tune on California redistricting fight<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2203026\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/resources\/policy-statement-on-mid-decade-redistricting-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Common Cause\">Common Cause<\/a>, a nonpartisan group critical of partisan gerrymandering, will not oppose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"California&rsquo;s\">California<\/a>&lsquo;s redistricting push, describing it as a &ldquo;counterbalance measure&rdquo; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Donald Trump&rsquo;s\">President Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s public call for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Texas\">Texas<\/a> and other red states to redraw maps to secure additional House seats before the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>The change of heart follows a pop-up fundraising appeal on the group&rsquo;s website last week that slammed Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) for &ldquo;attempting to copy the GOP&rsquo;s playbook to boost his profile.&rdquo; A July 24 newsletter from the group also called the actions of Texas and Newsom &ldquo;wrong&rdquo; and said &ldquo;all of it is anti-democratic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3498389\/beto-orourke-urges-democrats-punch-back-gop-win-some-fing-power\/\">Beto O&#8217;Rourke urges Democrats to &#8216;punch back&#8217; GOP: &#8216;Win some f***ing power!&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3498466\/andrew-cuomo-zohran-mamdani-trade-barbs-fraud-accusations\/\">Cuomo and Mamdani trade barbs over fraud accusations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3498446\/don-beyer-primary-challenger-mohamed-seifeldein-virginia-2026\/\">Virginia Democrat Don Beyer gains progressive primary challenger for House seat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump talks with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) after arriving on Air Force One on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at Los Angeles International Airport. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That position has since been revamped.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the current mid-decade redistricting battle, we recognize that President Trump and Republican leaders are pursuing a calculated, asymmetric strategy to redraw districts mid-decade in states like Texas, to lock in unaccountable power and silence voters,&rdquo; the group posted on its website on Tuesday. &ldquo;This is not an isolated political tactic; it is part of a broader march toward authoritarianism, dismantling people-powered democracy, and stripping away the people&rsquo;s ability to have a political voice and say in how they are governed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The group said while it would not endorse partisan gerrymandering &ldquo;even when its motive is to offset more extreme gerrymandering by a different party,&rdquo; it added that a &ldquo;blanket condemnation&nbsp;in this&nbsp;moment would amount to a call for unilateral political disarmament in the face of authoritarian efforts to undermine fair representation and people-powered democracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Common Cause said it is&nbsp;establishing a six-point fairness criteria by which it would be assessing states&rsquo; maps. It includes proportionality, public participation, racial equity, federal reform, endorsement of independent redistricting, and time limits, meaning any new maps must expire after the 2030 Census and be replaced through a regular decennial redistricting process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will not sit idly by while political leaders manipulate voting maps to entrench their power and subvert our democracy,&rdquo; Common Cause president and CEO Virginia Kase Solomon said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Texas map could yield up to five new red seats. The White House has also reached out to Republicans in Indiana, Missouri, and Florida to follow suit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>California has not proposed any new maps yet, but Newsom, widely considered a 2028 Democratic presidential hopeful, has threatened to do so if Trump and Texas don&rsquo;t stand down.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nick Miller, communications director for California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-CA), told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;on Wednesday that the legislature is &ldquo;aiming to release draft maps on Friday.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, Newsom kept up the pressure on Trump, posting on X that he&nbsp;&ldquo;WILL END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY&rdquo; and allow Democrats to take control of the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3498418\/newsom-advances-california-redistricting-bid-with-jab-at-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"NEWSOM ADVANCES CALIFORNIA REDISTRICTING BID TO 'END TRUMP PRESIDENCY' WITH JAB AT WHITE HOUSE \">NEWSOM ADVANCES CALIFORNIA REDISTRICTING BID TO &lsquo;END TRUMP PRESIDENCY&rsquo; WITH JAB AT WHITE HOUSE <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Newsom&rsquo;s post was written in all caps, mocking Trump, who frequently uses all caps online.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;DONALD &lsquo;TACO&rsquo; TRUMP, AS MANY CALL HIM, &lsquo;MISSED&rsquo; THE DEADLINE!!! CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE &lsquo;BEAUTIFUL MAPS,&rsquo; THEY WILL BE HISTORIC AS THEY WILL END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY (DEMS TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!),&rdquo; Newsom wrote.&nbsp;&ldquo;BIG PRESS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK WITH POWERFUL DEMS AND GAVIN NEWSOM &mdash; YOUR FAVORITE GOVERNOR &mdash; THAT WILL BE DEVASTATING FOR &ldquo;MAGA.&rdquo; THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! &mdash; GN&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DONALD &ldquo;TACO&rdquo; TRUMP,  AS MANY CALL HIM, &ldquo;MISSED&rdquo; THE DEADLINE!!! CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE &ldquo;BEAUTIFUL MAPS,&rdquo; THEY WILL BE HISTORIC AS THEY WILL END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY (DEMS TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!). BIG PRESS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK WITH POWERFUL DEMS AND GAVIN NEWSOM &mdash; YOUR&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPressOffice\/status\/1955411757540970603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The president has not responded, but he will be at&nbsp;Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2203026\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2203026\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common Cause shifts stance, supports California redistricting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2474382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/newsom-trump-reunion-e1749479127149.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4045,33896,5894,16985],"class_list":["post-2474381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-california","tag-common-cause","tag-politics","tag-redistricting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/newsom-trump-reunion-e1749479127149.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474381"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2474385,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474381\/revisions\/2474385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2474382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2474381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2474381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}