The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is organizing support around California Governor Gavin Newsom’s redistricting effort.
The DNC is set to deploy 41,000 volunteers to bolster California’s Proposition 50, the “Election Rigging Response Act.” On-the-ground organization will be bilingual, the DNC said, and will recruit “Spanish-speaking volunteers to canvass and make calls in the upcoming weeks and months.”
“In order to win campaigns, you have to meet voters where they are. That’s why the DNC is beginning a bilingual organizing push to ensure Californians know to vote ‘Yes’ on Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act. California is home to the most Latino voters in the country, and too often, this core group gets ignored,” DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement. “With a 41,000-person-strong volunteer base, the DNC is making sure we leave no stone unturned. When you organize everywhere, you can win anywhere.”
“It’s our job to make sure every Californian knows that this is a chance to even out the playing field after Trump and his Republican enablers tried to rig the Congressional maps to avoid accountability for cutting health care and food assistance for millions of Americans,” Martin continued. “We are all in on ensuring that Proposition 50 passes in November. We’re thrilled to be supporting Governor Newsom and the California Democrats as they lead the fight against Trump’s rigged Congressional maps.”
George Soros has also reportedly contributed $10 million to the redistricting effort.
Newsom claimed upon signing a legislative package in August that “Californians have been uniquely targeted by the Trump Administration, and thanks to the hard work of the California legislature, they will have a choice to fight back — and bring much needed accountability to Trump’s efforts to undermine the democratic process.”
