Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) overstated the number of Republican voters in California during a discussion about congressional redistricting, to the tune of several million, who, he said, are being “disenfranchised.” Johnson appeared on Friday’s CNN News Central, where he discussed Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to redraw California’s congressional maps in response to a rare mid-decade redistricting by Republicans in Texas. President Donald Trump supported the Texas measure, which creates five more favorable districts for Republicans ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Newsom and California Democrats are seeking to offset those possible Republican gains. But first, California voters must approve a ballot measure this November that would allow the state legislature to bypass an independent redistricting commission. “I will say, there’s a big difference between what happened in Texas and California,” Johnson told host John Berman. “Gavin Newsom’s gambit, which is what it is, is going to disenfranchize millions… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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