Gavin Newsom’s Prop 50 vanity project gets green light from Supreme Court

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Prop 50 passion project scored Supreme Court approval Wednesday, handing Democrats a major strategic victory before this year’s midterm elections.

Newsom championed the redistricting effort, pitching it as California’s answer to Texas’s new congressional map from last summer that could hand Republicans up to five extra seats.

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Drawn up by Democratic lawmakers and green lit by voters last November, the Proposition 50 map paves the way for Democrats to grab up to five House seats as they chase a majority this fall.

The Supreme Court’s decision on California’s redistricting plan follows its approval of the Texas map two months ago.

That earlier decision sparked a national debate over gerrymandering by increasing the GOP’s chances of winning five more House seats, NPR reported.

The Trump administration supported the Texas redistricting led by Republicans but opposed California’s plan, calling it “tainted by an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.”