How Newsom’s Retaliation Against Texas Redistricting Could Backfire

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California governor Gavin Newsom has launched an all-out push to counter Donald Trump’s Texas redistricting with a midterms power grab of his own, and he’s exhibiting considerable gusto for the fight:

Donald Trump and Greg Abbott are going to have a very bad day today.

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) August 14, 2025

Newsom’s eagerness is understandable. At a time when Democrats in California and nationally want more combativeness from their politicians...