Shane Goldmacher @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social · 15/09/2025NEW: "Redistricting has always been in her blood" An inside look at Nancy Pelosi's role in CA redistricting battle — after a career fighting gerrymandering wars. From tandem $$ calls with Newsom at gov's mansion to her fascinating history. A thread... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u... 5483
Shane Goldmacher @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Let's start in 1981. Then- Rep. Phil Burton (D-SF) is aggressively gerrymandering CA to help Democrats. He twists and contorts lines so badly he calls it "my contribution to modern art." The newly elected 41-year-old CA Dem Party chair: Nancy Pelosi. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u...nytimes.comHow Nancy Pelosi Quietly Shaped California’s Redistricting Fight 120
Shane Goldmacher @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social · 15/09/2025So in 1981, Phil Burton was determined to expand the state's Dem majority and keep his brother John's seat safe. He put some of SF's most liberal bastions (parts of Castro/Haight Ashbury) into John's seat. John never ran. He checked into cocaine rehab. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u...nytimes.comHow Nancy Pelosi Quietly Shaped California’s Redistricting Fight 110