- Local voters in Lincoln say they’re heartbroken and blindsided after California Democrats sliced Rep. Kevin Kiley’s district, leaving conservatives like Anne Smull unable to vote for him — “sneaky,” she said.
- Kiley has left the GOP and is running as an independent in the reworked district; Democrats call the switch a political survival tactic while he still caucuses with Republicans.
- The map changes are part of partisan retaliation—Republican redraws in places like Texas and Democratic responses in California—turning exurban suburbs into heated battlegrounds and leaving many residents feeling unrepresented.
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