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How Nancy Pelosi Quietly Shaped California’s Redistricting Fight

Private meetings and longtime loyalties helped push what began as something of a Democratic bluff into a full-fledged counteroffensive against President Trump.

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Nancy Pelosi is not the face of the redistricting fight in California — that role clearly belongs to Gov. Gavin Newsom — but she has been quietly pivotal from the start.
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Newsom and Republicans Scramble to Raise Cash in California Redistricting Fight

Total spending could top $200 million in a November contest that could help determine control of the House next year.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California is asking wealthy donors to back his redistricting ballot measure. His advisers have privately said they want to raise more than $100 million for his November campaign.
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