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Obama applauds Newsom's California redistricting plan as 'responsible' as Texas GOP pushes new maps (apnews.com)

submitted 9 months ago by remington@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org

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[–] spit_evil_olive_tips@beehaw.org 3 points 9 months ago

“I believe that Gov. Newsom’s approach is a responsible approach. He said this is going to be responsible. We’re not going to try to completely maximize it,” Obama said

We’re only going to do it if and when Texas and/or other Republican states begin to pull these maneuvers. Otherwise, this doesn’t go into effect.”

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“And we’re going to do it in a temporary basis because we’re keeping our eye on where we want to be long term,” Obama said, referencing Newsom’s take on the California plan. “I think that approach is a smart, measured approach, designed to address a very particular problem in a very particular moment in time.”

REDMAP was 15 years ago. Democrats have learned nothing. they continue to unilaterally disarm and live in a pre-2010 (pre-1994, in some ways) fantasy world where you should play nice with Republicans because that means they'll play nice in return (and if they don't, you can issue a strongly worded press release about how they're being mean)

According to organizers, the event raised $2 million for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee and its affiliates

if there were 1,000 people at the fundraiser, that means an average of $2,000 per person. 100 people (which seems more likely for a Martha's Vineyard fundraiser featuring Obama and Pelosi) would mean $20k/person.

their chairman, former AG Eric Holder, bills $2300/hr at the law firm he's a partner at. I wish I could look up if the NDRC is paying him a salary, but I don't think that info is publicly disclosed.

meanwhile, they're hiring a finance coordinator. $56k/year for a job they describe as "entry-level" with responsibilities that seem to boil down to "run the entire organization". "You’ll be in charge" and "You’ll take the lead" and "You’ll work with your team" and "you’ll be the main point of contact for recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and overseeing department intern’s day-to-day activity"

remember, Republicans are the party of the rich. Democrats are the party of the working class.