Democratic Rep.-elect Marni von Wilpert will replace retiring Republican Rep. Darrell Issa in a San Diego district redrawn to favor Democrats.(Luke Johnson / The San Diego Union-Tribune) California Democrats went all in on redistricting last year in a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to…

Democrats notched big wins across the country, even in deep red districts that Republicans in Texas, Florida and North Carolina had gerrymandered to benefit their own party. That begs the question — did California really need to toss aside its independent redistricting commission?