"President Trump's political operation, House GOP leaders and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy raised funds to try to defeatthe measure. They've collaborated quietly, trying not to further motivate Democratic donors. As they focused on turning out pro-Trump voters in the Democrat-led state, a group financed by California megadonor Charles Munger Jr. looked to mobilize independents and moderates. Republicans raised more than $60 million - about $25 million from the Trump-House GOP-McCarthy effort, the rest from Munger, according to a person familiar with the figures."
"The intrigue: Republicans involved in the anti-Prop 50 push say their campaign was torpedoed in late September. That's when Ashley Hayek, president of the pro-Trump group America First Works (AFW), met with about 50 major California donors at D.C.'s Willard Hotel. When asked if the measure was going to pass, Hayek said it appeared it would, based on public polling. 'There's probably going to be redistricting in California,' she told the GOP donors."
Gavin Newsom is leading a push to override California's independent commission redistricting map through Proposition 50, which requires voter approval. A CBS News/YouGov poll shows 62% support for the measure. President Trump's political operation, House GOP leaders and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy raised funds to defeat the measure, joined by California megadonor Charles Munger Jr.; Republicans raised more than $60 million, including about $25 million from the Trump-House GOP-McCarthy effort. Republicans say their anti-Prop 50 campaign was derailed after Ashley Hayek of America First Works told major donors the measure appeared likely to pass, prompting anger from senior Trump advisers and some top Republicans.
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