Democrats are banking in a big way on California and its governor, Gavin Newsom, to help them fight back against Republicans in a burgeoning gerrymandering arms race. Texas Democrats are reportedly considering ending their walkout, which was intended to prevent the Texas GOP’s power grab but never really stood a chance of halting new GOP-friendly maps. That puts even more focus on Newsom, who signaled late Tuesday that he’s now pressing forward with his effort to redraw California’s maps to retaliate against Texas Republicans’ effort.
