Democrats claim the key to flipping the House of Representatives in November is targeting four GOP seats in California’s Orange County, formerly the “Most Republican County in America.”
Democrat prospects to recapture a Congressional majority are being undermined in some California districts by the fact that there are too many Democrat candidates competing in primaries.
Undecideds lead the pack in a new San Diego Union-Tribune/10News poll that reveals that of twelve people vying to replace retiring California congressman Darrell Issa (R) in the House of Representatives, not one garnered more than 18 percent support.
Not one of five Democrats running for outgoing Republican congressman Darrell Issa’s seat would commit on Tuesday night to support current Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for Speaker of the House should Democrats return to power in 2019.
Republican Kristin Gaspar has thrown her hat into an already crowded race for the congressional seat Rep. Darrell Issa is vacating after 2018.
Rumors run wild about what Rep. Darrell Issa plans to do as he finishes out his final term as representative of California’s 49th congressional district, but according to some close to the congressman, he would only consider running for Congressman Duncan Hunter’s seat if Hunter chose not to run for re-election.
A new report in the Orange County Register suggests that Republican Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) of San Diego has turned to the left after nearly losing his congressional seat in the 2016 election, in a state where being anti-Trump may help (or not).
As of 10:24 a.m. PT on Wednesday morning and 100 percent of 511 voting precincts partially reporting, Issa pulled out a 51.1 percent win to Applegate’s 48.9 percent. The California Secretary of State logged 93,684 votes for Issa and 89,704 for Applegate at that time, a difference of less than 4,000 votes
President Barack Obama said Rep. Darrel Issa (R-CA) “is the definition of chutzpah” for using his photo in a political mailer and praising him after years of being a staunch critic of his administration and demanding transparency in Washington, D.C.
Democrats are eyeing what they see as the potential for a major pickup in November with retired Marine Col. Doug Applegate facing off against longtime Republican incumbent Rep. Darrell Issa for his seat in the House of Representatives.