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California’s Political Earthquake: Is Redistricting Reform About to End?

Author
Michael Smerconish
Published
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Episode Link
https://www.siriusxm.com

Gerrymandering is bad. But self-sorting? It might be the silent force doing even more damage to American democracy. In today’s episode, Michael Smerconish dives into California’s surprising move to potentially dismantle its independent redistricting commission—a system once hailed as the national model for fairness and transparency. Why now? What’s driving this shift? Should California abandon its independent redistricting commission? Vote Now at Smerconish.com

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