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A survey of California voters from Emerson College Polling found 51% would vote yes on Prop 50 if the election were held today. Thats compared to 34% whod vote no and 15% who are undecided.
The poll, conducted Sept. 15-16, also found that among those very likely to vote in the special election, 55% plan to vote yes on Prop 50 while 35% plan to vote no.
Regardless of how voters plan to vote, 51% think Proposition 50 is a good idea and 49% think it is a bad idea, Emerson College Polling said.
It follows a poll from the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley that found 46% of Californians thought redistricting in California that favored Democrats to counter Texas efforts was a good idea, while 36% said it was bad.
https://www.siskiyoudaily.com/story/news/nation/california/2025/10/02/what-is-prop-50-and-will-prop-50-pass-in-special-election-california/85962490007/

Nictuku
(4,376 posts)I have not yet received the voting materials, but my understanding is:
UNTIL there is a Nation-Wide Ban on Partisan Redistricting -- where a panel representing both/all sides when the maps are made up - which /should/ be only after the Census conducted every 10 years) -
And since it seems that it is Legal for Texas to do it (don't quote me, but I think this is something that the Supreme Court said it was OK for Texas)
That California will re-draw its non-partisan maps (because in the past, we did our maps with these unbiased panels) in a way where we, too, will gain 5 seats.
The goal is to ban it Nation Wide, but Gov. Newsom has put this forward to fight fire with fire.
I hope that helps, and my understanding of all this might not be exactly spot on.
SunSeeker
(56,841 posts)The Republicans are losing their shit over it here though. The GOP is pouring money into nauseating No on 50 TV ads that way outnumber the Yes on 50 ads.