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Proposition 50 official ballots state it is “in response to Texas partisan redistricting.” A comparison of Texas with California shows that Proposition 50 is neither needed nor fair.

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Neglecting third parties, in the last presidential election, Texas voted 43% Democrat (Kamala Harris) and California voted 40% Republican (Trump), which are similar values for their respective minority parties. In the U.S. House of Representatives, California now has 17% Republicans (9/52) and Texas has 34% Democrats (13/38), twice the proportion.

If Texas’ redistricting changes five seats as expected, Texas’ Democratic proportion will drop from 34% to 21% (8/38), which is still higher than California’s 17%. P

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