Leaked chart shows California Republicans facing ambush from Gavin Newsom

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is moving full steam ahead with a plan to retaliate against the Texas GOP's gerrymander that could swing up to five congressional seats against Democrats — and while the map itself isn't public just yet, a newly leaked document revealed exactly which Republicans in California could get the axe under their own congressional redraw.

According to Politico, "state lawmakers were briefed Wednesday evening on the expected partisan tilt of all 52 congressional districts, providing the clearest view yet of which Republican districts they are targeting. The changes, which are not yet final, were detailed in a chart obtained by POLITICO and confirmed by multiple legislators and staffers."

The current plan being proposed creates safely Democratic seats in place of the 1st District in the rural northeast, currently represented by GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa; the 3rd District in the east along the Nevada border, currently represented by GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley; the 41st District around Palm Springs, currently represented by GOP Rep. Ken Calvert; and the 48th District east of San Diego, currently represented by GOP Rep. Darrell Issa.

It also boosts Democrats in the Central Valley-area 21st District, where Democrats already have a registration advantage but where GOP Rep. David Valadao has frequently defied the odds, for a total of five targeted GOP districts.

Finally, for good measure, the proposed map adds more Democratic voters to the 9th, 13th, 27th, 45th, and 47th districts, which are all currently held by Democrats but are considered competitive.

California has a "citizens redistricting commission" that, although it has been accused of political bias in its own right, draws congressional maps independently of the legislature. Newsom's plan is to put the mid-decade redistricting to a popular vote in November, which would replace the commission's maps on a one-time basis, contingent on whether Texas and other Republican-controlled states first move forward with their plans to draw out Democrats.

So far, Texas Republicans have been stymied in their efforts to pass their own map after Democratic legislators fled the state, denying the special session a quorum to do business. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has vowed to call additional special sessions and impose any punishments legally possible on the absent Democrats until the redistricting is passed.