RURAL REVOLT: Central Valley residents fear Democrats’ plan to ‘carve out’ Republican areas

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From Fox News: California voters are in the final days of a special election that could help determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. The ballot measure, known as Proposition 50, would allow state lawmakers to temporarily redraw California’s congressional map — a move Democrats say could help them pick up additional seats in Congress.

Jenny Holtermann, a fourth-generation farmer in California’s Central Valley, said that under the proposed map, she would remain in a Republican district, but worries about the changes could affect her community.

“It really is, it’s sad that they are really carving out those Republican areas of the district and moving them to really make the areas more Democrat, and that’s not what the Central Valley is,” Holtermann told Fox.

Beyond Central Valley farmers, the California Farm Bureau has also come out against Prop 50. Holtermann said she’s used to larger cities having more political influence in Sacramento but fears the measure would further silence rural voices.

One X user wrote last week, “I drove through rural California today and saw many “No on 50” signs. If you feel proud of sticking it to Trump after voting yes, think again. You are taking away the voices of rural Californians—those people who pick your vegetables and raise cows for your steaks.”

The California Republican Party just released a video with many state Republican lawmakers calling for people to vote NO on the Proposition 50 measure.

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