Elections

In the Prop. 50 battle, will endorsements matter?

If endorsements matter, whose will carry more weight?

D.A. Gougherty

29 Sep 2025

If you watched college or professional football for any length of time during the last weekend of September 2025, you probably saw advertisements for Proposition 50.

The Yes side recruited former President Barack Obama to urge support for the Congressional redistricting effort. The No side recruited former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

While the importance of celebrity endorsements is questionable - remember Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris in her failed candidacy against Donald Trump - will support from these two political heavyweights' matter?

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