Gov.Ā Gavin Newsom on Friday accused the Trump administration of ā€œrigging the electionā€ by dispatching federal poll monitors to five California counties, as voters cast ballots on Newsom’sĀ Proposition 50Ā redistricting measure.

The Department of Justice announced Friday that it would deploy personnel to polling sites in Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties to ā€œensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law,ā€ ahead of the state’s Nov. 4 special election.

In an interview with KQED’sĀ Political Breakdown, Newsom said the move was a ā€œsetupā€ for the Trump administration to cast doubt on the potential victory of Proposition 50 — a planĀ to redrawĀ the state’s congressional district lines to advantage Democrats.

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    9 days ago

    Their ā€œtreating others on the internet like shitā€ comment killed me when they are being an absolute cunt throughout their comments.

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        9 days ago

        Yeah, they don’t seem to know what they want to say, they’ve been fingerpointing and blaming and trying to reframe their statements as others misunderstanding when really they just weren’t clear.

        Just wants to sow confusion if they even realize what they are doing. Because some points are correct, but then there is a load of hogwash, equivocating, and I hesitate to frame it this way because of overuse/misuse but, narcissistic gaslighting tactics.