"Rough&Tumble is an aggregator scouring California newspapers, websites and other media to produce a daily digest of political news and analysis that reveals, at a glance, which political issues are currently preoccupying the state's political class. Broadcast journalist Jack Kavanagh created the website as an outgrowth of the tip sheet he circulated among his colleagues at KOVR, a Sacramento television station."
"It could, if successful, shift five California congressional seats from Republicans to Democrats, countering a pro-Republican gerrymander in Texas in advance of the 2026 midterm elections. It is, in a sense, just a more intense version of the long-standing transcontinental rivalry over policy issues between the national government in Washington and a state whose leaders often pretend that it is an independent nation."
Rough&Tumble aggregates California newspapers, websites and other media into a daily digest of political news and analysis. Broadcast journalist Jack Kavanagh created the website from a tip sheet circulated among colleagues at KOVR, a Sacramento television station. Recent coverage is dominated by conflicts between California's Democratic figures, especially Gov. Gavin Newsom, and the Trump administration and congressional Republicans. Key issues include immigration sweeps, the potential effects of a government shutdown, tariffs and the redistricting ballot measure Proposition 50. Proposition 50 could shift five California congressional seats from Republicans to Democrats, countering a pro-Republican gerrymander in Texas. The rivalry between the national government and California has intensified and taken on an almost existential aura, and Newsom's resistance to Trumpism may bolster his standing in California while potentially strengthening Trump's national portrayal of progressive governance as failure.
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