‘Playing With Fire’: Gavin Newsom Warns Trump He Will Wipe California GOP Off the Map | “If you will not stand down I will be forced to lead an effort to redraw the maps in California to offset the rigging of maps in red states,” said Newsom.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/gavin-newsom-trump-threat

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  1. >”You are playing with fire, risking the destabilization of our democracy, while knowing that California can neutralize any gains you can hope to make,” he said. “This attempt to rig congressional maps to hold onto power before a single vote is cast in the 2026 election is an affront to American democracy.”

    >Newsom—a likely presidential candidate for 2028—emphasized that he believes congressional maps “should be drawn by independent, citizen-led efforts,” but he said that the actions of Texas Republicans were leaving him with little choice.

    >”If you will not stand down I will be forced to lead an effort to redraw the maps in California to offset the rigging of maps in red states,” he said. “But if the other states call off their redistricting efforts, we will happily do the same. And American democracy will be better for it.”

    Good, it’s long past time for Democrats to stop playing nice, the high road is the longest road to nowhere.

    Every blue state should follow suit.

  2. “Wipe GOP off the map” is something that everyone outside of the cult wants. Do it regardless, Newsom. Fuck ’em.

  3. > Wipe California GOP Off the Map

    Please god yes. And don’t stop there. Modernize the Central Valley past any Red State. I don’t even want Red *voters* around if we can fix that problem. I’m glad to see Gov JB Pritzker’s energy in defending the Texas Dems is rubbing off on others.

  5. Democrats need to stop with the threats & do it already…

  7. Why offset at the same rate? I’ve seen headlines saying CA will redraw to make up the 5 lost in TX but how many can they really turn? 15? 20?

    Edit after a Google. 9. CA should threaten all 9 seats

  11. Every blue state with anything approaching fair maps should be making the same threat.

    Tied to that threat should be an offer to coordinate on a solution to permanently end gerrymandering but until that happens blue states should go for maximum unfairness. 

  12. Just do it. They aren’t threatening to rig elections, they are in the middle of taking actions to do so. They’ve broken all the rules and all the civility, do the same, do double, do it until they cry “No that’s not fair” then remind them, these are the rules they play by.

  13. The less obtuse among the Texas GOP leadership have to realize that this redistricting effort is not in their long-term best interests: not only are they setting off a loud and angry race to the bottom that’ll galvanize Democratic opposition nationwide, but they also risk creating a dummymander in their own state that could very easily *lose* them seats in a wave election, as 2026 promises to be. Sure they’re evil, but they’re not *all* stupid… yet every one capitulates to the deranged whims of the toddler-in-chief, whatever the risk.

    Pathetic.

  14. The thing that gets me about all of this is that if the GOP gerrymanders it barely even makes a blip on the news (and they’ve done it time after time after time) – but if the Democrats do it they are blamed for “rigging elections”.

    We are honestly dealing with children who can steal someone’s cookie and then cry when someone comes and takes it back. They want the “freedom” to do whatever they want but then melt down when anyone else shows even a fraction of the same freedom.

  15. Fucking do it anyway. Destroy the party of traitors.

  16. That’s right Gavin, troll them first with threats and insults, then do it. Let us enjoy those moments when Faux News’ peddlers of lies turn blue in the face with blood vessels bursting out from anger and rage.

  17. Gavin ain’t perfect but he at least acknowledges that we’re in a war here and that playing the “nice” democrat only makes sense in peace time

  18. California, New York and Illinois NEED to do this. And when they ever return to office, they NEED to change the ‘two reps for every state’ nonsense, because your 10 person state has far too much power than a state with 39 million.

    They also need to end these term limits for the Supreme Court and literally put the current admin behind bars for crimes against humanity.

    We’re not playing with normal people, and we’re not playing games- the GOP as it stands is a power backed terrorist organization that has taken over the country with their own 24/7 EFFECTIVE propaganda unit (Fox News). Not sound alarmist, but this admin has made it clear that they will not listen to anyone other than the Supreme Court, which is in their pocket. That is, Federal District and Appeals courts are being completely ignored. We’ve seen this single admin subdue both legal branches of checks on it’s power and STILL want to take more. They’ve deployed the military against state wishes AND are going to do it again in D.C…. AGAINST US CITIZENS!!!!

    What are we waiting for, concentration camps? Oh… that’s right… WE ACTUALLY HAVE THEM.

    I honestly, deeply, wish our country does not enter into a Civil war (whatever that might look like), but can we acknowledge that the side in office doesn’t gaf, and seem to actively welcome it, or any chance to shoot at anyone who disagrees with them?

  19. Texas is just the start. This is a multi stage strategy to keep democrats out of power for generations if not forever.

    Just fucking do it. They fired the first shot. Every single Democrat state and purple state should be “wiping republicans off the electoral map,” because if you don’t, they’ll definitely wipe Dems out at the first chance.

    Besides, any de-escalation will be short lived. Any truce will mean republicans will stand down until right before midterms and then just gerrymander the shit out of their states; democrats have way more structural and well-intentioned impediments that take time, to accomplish the same thing.

    Now is not the time to negotiate. Like Malone says to Elliott Ness in The Untouchables (as a figurative and rhetorical comparison):

    “You wanna know how you do it? Here’s how, they pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That’s the Chicago way, and that’s how you get Capone! Now do you want to do that? Are you ready to do that?”

    Now I don’t EVER advocate for any physical violence but democrats need to play the game republicans have been playing for decades and not play footsies. R’s are out to win.

  20. Finally a Democrat with a backbone. The only way to fix this issue is to get both parties to agree. But so long as only one party is doing the exploiting they have no motivation to stop it. ONLY when they become a victim will they be willing to put in laws to prevent it.

  21. Would be a shame if the entire west coast just fucked off and joined Canada. Think of all the fires we could have together.

  22. The time for pussy footing sound is over. Do it now!

    The rest of the world, save for Russia, will thank you.

  23. I hate this dude but I cannot deny he has done more to fight back against the GOP than most Dems in government

  24. Say what you will about Newsom, his hatred of the GOP is inspiring.

  25. Fuck yeah Newsome!!! Finally, someone with a backbone! I mean, there are some fine people doing great work out there. Actions speak louder though!

  27. If he actually does this, I would have no problem voting for him in 2028, assuming we actually get elections by then

  28. All Democratic governors should just redraw and add 5 seats- period

  31. Finally! A dem has found their balls. DO IT! fuck the GOP

  32. I’ve heard it said that they need to be threatening to eliminate MORE seats, otherwise repubs have nothing to lose

  33. Just do it, stop being a god damn quisling like every other Democrat who couldn’t be bothered to meaningfully oppose this nightmare. FUCKING DO SOMETHING.

  34. Don’t threaten. Just fucking do it. I’m sick of this minority racist facist pedophile party. Do it before the people do. 

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