Obama’s comments appear in a new video supporting Gavin Newsom’s Proposition 50 which would allow the California legislature to draw new congressional boundaries ahead of the midterms

Barack Obama has entered the political fray ahead of November’s special election in California, accusing Republicans of attempting to “rig the next election” in a new ad backing Governor Gavin Newsom’s Proposition 50, a ballot measure that could reshape the state’s congressional map.

“Republicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to rig the next election and wield unchecked power for two more years,” Obama says in the 30-second ad, urging voters to approve the proposal. “You can stop Republicans in their tracks.”

  • boaratio@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Oh how brave of him to stand up now when he has no skin in the game. Bravo brave sir. I hope you sleep well at night on your pile of Netflix money.

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        46 minutes ago

        Nope. The plan for Trump to run again is to argue that a president is not allowed to serve more than two consecutive terms. Trump has had two non-consecutive terms while Obama has had two consecutive ones. They thought of this.