The president is laying the groundwork to question the next GOP loss
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June 12, 2026 6:00AM (EDT)
People cast their ballots at a vote center in Los Angeles, on November 4, 2025, where Proposition 50 is the only measure on the ballot in the state’s special election. Californians were voting November 4 in a ballot measure likely to further tilt the liberal state towards the Democrats, as the party seeks to neutralize gerrymandering ordered by President Donald Trump. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN/Getty Images)
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.











