“He’s not going to lose that,” predicted former South Carolina Democratic Gov. Jim Hodges, who praised Newsom and other blue state Democratic governors’ response to the Texas mid-decade redistricting moves. “This is shooting fish in a barrel. … People’s anger over what they do [in Texas] is going to lead them to say, ‘All’s fair in love and war.’”

Texas lawmakers are trying to gerrymander their way to five more Republican seats in Congress. California Democrats want to retaliate — can they?

Newsom responded as Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the arrest of dozens of Democrats who fled to block a Republican plan to redraw congressional districts in Donald Trump 's favor.