Did an exit poll show that 92% of California voters thought Proposition 50 was a ballot measure to impeach President Trump? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a post on a satiric X account on which the

The redistricting opposition camps struggled with money and messaging, especially in the days leading up to the election.

California has 52 members of Congress -- 43 democrats and nine republicans, along with two Democratic senators. But after Tuesday's special election, the number of republicans that make up that California coalition could go from nine to four.

Proposition 50, a ballot measure about redrawing the state’s congressional districts, was crafted by Democrats in response to Trump urging Texas and other GOP-majority states to modify their congressional maps to favor Republicans, a move that was designed to maintain Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Within an hour of polls closing in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared victory for Prop. 50 at the California Democratic Party’s headquarters in downtown Sacramento. “No crowns, no thrones, no kings. That is what this victory represents,” Newsom said to the dozens of reporters and news cameras assembled.

California Republicans appeared down but not out Wednesday after enduring a resounding defeat on Prop 50, handing Democrats a potential gain of up to five House seats in next year’s midterms and giving Gov.