Republicans fight Newsom's $88M redistricting 'power grab' as Prop 50 battle heats up

By Fox News · Fox News

The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a key fundraising arm of House Republican leadership, has spent $13 million to stop the California redistricting measure led by the state’s Democrat governor, Gavin Newsom, falling well short of the waves of cash in support of the measure. That doesn’t mean Republicans have given up hope that voters may still reject Proposition 50. Rep. Vince Fong, R-Calif., is one of the many Republicans who could face steeper election odds in 2026 if voters approve the new congressional maps up for consideration. "I appreciate CLF stepping up to help us fight back against Newsom and his progressive puppets who have made it their mission to strip voter protections from our state constitution," Fong said when asked whether $13 million would be enough to persuade voters. OBAMA ENDORSES NEWSOM CALIFORNIA REDISTRICTING PROP 50 "Fair representation is on the ballot. We continue to do everything we can to get out the vote and stop Newsom’s power grab that will silence the voice of Californians," he said. Voters will consider Proposition 50 on Nov. 4. The California Secretary of State's reporting on campaign finance reveals that the CLF has made three transfers since Newsom approved proposition 50 on Aug 21. CLF paid out $5 million on Sept. 5 in opposition messaging. The committee made two more donations: $5 million on Oct. 3 and another $3 million on Oct. 14 — both to the California Republican Party. "Congressional Leadership Fund spent $13 million in California to protect our members from a corrupt, power-hungry Democrat supermajority," CLF spokeswoman Torunn Sinclair said of those transfers. "Californians should vote NO on Prop 50 because the last thing corrupt California Democrats need is even more power." NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VOTERS WEIGH IN ON PROP 50 REDISTRICTING FIGHT Despite the CLF’s support, supporters of Proposition 50 have vastly outspent its opposition. According to the California Secretary of State, Newsom's "Yes on 50" fundraising…