A new survey of California voters shows a slight majority would vote in favor of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan in November as a way to gain more Democratic Party seats in Congress.
The Emerson College Polling survey of California voters, published on Sept. 19, found 51 percent planned to vote in favor of Proposition 50 in the November special election.
Thirty-four percent said they planned to vote no, and 15 percent of voters surveyed are still undecided.
Newsom’s campaign did not return a request for comment on the survey, but an opposing organization—No on Prop. 50—said the poll had flaws, including a politically skewed pool of respondents….