Newsom-style redistricting efforts critiqued by California Democrats as recently as July, statements show

As California Democrats appear poised to put Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mid-census redistricting efforts on the ballot in November, some of their recent statements appeared to belie support for such a scheme.

Golden State Republicans, outnumbered 90-29 overall in Sacramento, hit back Tuesday with a list of recent statements Democrats made suggesting they could not see supporting any such plans – with some commenting as recently as July.

"Democratic legislators have also been crystal clear about their support for independent redistricting as recently as July," Se...