Barack Obama is really something. On Thursday, he praised the Israel-Hamas peace deal, but failed to name the driving force behind it: Donald Trump. There’s some style and grace for you.
Now he’s weighing in on California’s controversial Prop. 50 initiative, which aims to subvert the state constitutional amendment that gave mapmaking power to the independent Citizens Redistricting Commission by “temporarily” substituting ones drawn for the highly partisan legislature. The goal? Gerrymander the Golden State even further.
The former president is basically saying, if you want to fix something, shatter it into pieces first. The only problem is that when you smash something, you can never put it back together perfectly, and everyone knows that if this abomination passes, the word “temporarily” will quickly be forgotten and the Democrats will hold on to their newfound power like Charlton Heston gripping his gun.
It’s astonishing to me how these progressive politicians can look you straight in the eye, grin ebulliently, and say, "We’re protecting you by hurting you."
Listen to @barackobama. pic.twitter.com/oPjyWVCqpG
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) October 14, 2025
His calm, seemingly rational explanations fall to pieces when you realize the absolute mental gymnastics required for you to believe what he’s saying:
California, the whole nation is counting on you. Democracy is on the ballot November 4th. Republicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to rig the next election and wield unchecked power for two more years.
With Prop 50, you can stop Republicans in their tracks. Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field. Preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide. Return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.
This makes my blood boil because you have a former president of the United States gaslighting you straight to your face. “Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field”—no, its very intent is to do the opposite and take the power away from the people. “Preserves independent redistricting,” he says piously—then quickly adds, “in the long term,” because the whole point of the measure is to take it away in the short term. Which, as I said above, is highly unlikely to be “short” if they win this battle, and he knows that.
“And lets the people decide,” he concludes. Except that Newsom’s insidious Prop. 50 is specifically designed to trick voters into voting on the maps already drawn by politicians, not by the people or our independent commission.
The effort has so far cost hundreds of millions of dollars, even as Gov. Gavin Newsom refuses to give firefighters a raise because he says there’s not enough money. Any comment, Barack?
Gavin Newsom is lying to you.
— steve hilton (@SteveHiltonx) September 26, 2025
His Prop 50 ads are LIES. Prop 50 is a corrupt scheme to rig our elections and take your vote away. I’ve issued legal takedown letters to media stations across California to STOP THIS! pic.twitter.com/fX28ytS9RH
READ MORE: 30 California District Attorneys Are a Hard NO on Prop. 50, Gavin Newsom's Gerrymandering Scheme
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Politicians all have to shill for something at some point in their careers, and they will most likely shade facts and interpretations to their benefit. That being said, the absolute misleading of the voters and the blatant attempt to fool them is at a disgusting level here, even for Democrats. We expect that from Newsom, because we see his slithery machinations on a daily basis, but to see Obama stoop to this level is an ugly reminder of how nauseating he always was.
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