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This Republican Assemblymember Wants to Split California in Two

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Republican Assembly member James Gallagher speaks during a press conference ahead of a meeting of the California State Assembly at the California State Capitol on Aug. 21, 2025, in Sacramento, California.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

North State Republican Assemblymember James Gallagher has been among the most outspoken opponents of Proposition 50, the ballot measure that would redraw California’s congressional districts to give Democrats more seats in Congress. Now, he’s proposing to split the state in two. Gallagher joins Marisa and Scott to lay out the argument against Prop. 50 and explain what he calls his “two state solution.”

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