Barack Obama, California and Gavin Newsom
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Former President Barack Obama serves as the Democratic Party's campaign closer for 2025 elections, supporting California's Proposition 50 and gubernatorial nominees across states.
Former President Barack Obama joined California Gov. Gavin Newsom to urge support for a controversial Democrat-led redistricting initiative that
Former President Barack Obama appears in a TV commercial supporting Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed Prop 50 redistricting plan for California.
Obama’s decision followed a series of private phone calls with his former attorney general, Eric Holder, who now heads the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. Both men had long campaigned for nonpartisan maps, but this time they concluded that sitting idle wasn’t an option.
The Obama ad urges California voters to approve a November ballot proposal that could add as many as five Democrat-held House seats in the state.
The ex-president’s involvement reflects the deep anxieties he has about Trump’s agenda and has propelled him into a more political, public-facing role than he envisioned.
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