Democrats brace for potential California disaster

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Still, Democrats have little room for error in California. The party in 2012 suffered a stunning defeat when two Republicans finished ahead of then-Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar in an Inland Empire congressional district in which Democrats held a voter registration advantage.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/15/california-democrats-disaster-2018-ballot-465460?lo=ap_a1


Unbelievable.

[Raster]

1. Anything and Everything Tiger Beat on the Potomac publishes should be taken...

...with a SHAKER of salt. Politico's purpose is to make money via clicks to their hyperbolically titled "news stories." Further, their slant is often Rethug-leaning.

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3. Many other analysis I've read though point out the same

[awesomerwb1]

2. Screw Politico

BUT, I do hope the Dems take control of the situation and everybody rallies behind one candidate.

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4. I'm in the 49th (Issa)

There is a real fear here we will split the votes and let Rocky Chavez in.

[awesomerwb1]

5. To your knowledge

is anything being done about it by the leadership?

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6. Not to my knowledge

[Tiggeroshii]

7. Beating out dems in the primaries would still require a...

Greater than average republican turnout. I dont think 2018 can compare to 2012.

[Eliot Rosewater]

8. Yep, HUGE problem and do people know why ??

Too many people running.

Too many people who think democrats are too establishment

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-democrats-narrowing-house-fields-20180224-story.html


here is how many new dems or as I call them "progressives" are running, and BOY is it a problem

#CA01 4

#CA04 4

#CA08 3

#CA10 6

#CA21 1

#CA22 3

#CA23 4

#CA25 5

#CA39 9

#CA42 2

#CA45 4

#CA48 8

#CA49 4

#CA50 3

THIS is what happens when people are sold a line of BULLSHIT about purity and about how the Dem party is too corporate.