Matsui: Democrats targeting Ose's seat

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By David Whitney -- Bee Washington Bureau

December 11, 2003

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Robert Matsui, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, on Wednesday laid out the Democrats' strategy to regain control of the House and said there is some hope of them retaking the 3rd District seat now held by Sacramento Republican Doug Ose.
"The only seat in California I see in play is the 3rd District," said Matsui, D-Sacramento.

Conservative Democrat Gabe Castillo of Carmichael and former Folsom Mayor Robert Holderness have filed for the Democratic primary on March 2.

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But Matsui did not put the 3rd District race among the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's high-tier contests around the country where party leaders think they have the best chance of picking up Republican seats.

Democrats need to gain 12 seats in November if they are to retake control of the House. Matsui highlighted 15 contests in 11 states where the committee thought it had the best chance of capturing Republican-held seats because of high Democratic registrations or other circumstances.

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[David__77]

1. Not a great seat.

I don't think a Democrat will win this seat, which is where I live. The Democrats were too "generous" in redistricting. Oller is a fascist, Lungren and "reliable" but quite rightist, and Ose's sister a "moderate" of sorts. The best case scenario may be for Ose's sister to win the primary. I do think that if Oller won, a Democrat could forseeably win--this district is not anti-choice or extremist like the one to the north in the hills occupied by that other fascist, John Doolittle.