California Republicans have a simple rebuttal when Democrats blame Texas for starting the congressional gerrymandering arms race: two wrongs don’t make a right. He was among several California Republicans who this week sued the state over Newsom’s rush to put his ballot measure before voters. What Republicans in Congress saySeveral California Republicans in Congress have also called for an end to the redistricting wars. Matt Rexroad, a GOP consultant and redistricting specialist, said California Republicans are right to push for independent redistricting nationwide and to oppose gerrymandering in both blue and red states. “I didn’t criticize or evaluate (Texans’) actions.”Whether bipartisan criticism on California Republicans’ part will help or hurt them may well be moot.