CalWatchdog Morning Read – June 21

by CalWatchdog Staff | June 21, 2016 9:23 am

Is Congressman Darrell Issa really in trouble after squeaking through the primary election earlier this month?

Just two and a half years after being on top of the political world, Issa is in one of the toughest political fights of his 15-year career, according to his hometown paper[1], after advancing to the general election with just 51.5 percent of the vote.

Political handicappers have downgraded his race from Safe Republican to Likely Republican and Republican’s voter registration advantage in the district has dipped with the rise of Trump (who Issa endorsed).

But Issa’s camp isn’t worried, noting that while the race was close, it still ended with Issa on top — a forecast of what’s to come.

“While the election night number was what it was, I think a longer look at the whole story shows that we withstood — rather than were walloped by — the registration surge, heavy Dem turnout and no competitive GOP race,” said Issa spokesman Jonathan Wilcox.

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Endnotes:
  1. hometown paper: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jun/17/issa-future-depends-on-numbers/?#article-copy
  2. CalWatchdog: http://calwatchdog.com/2016/06/21/is-issa-in-trouble/
  3. The San Diego Union-Tribune: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jun/20/issa-wants-a-re-do-while-hunter-warns-of-violence/
  4. Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-dalai-lama-visit-california-20160620-snap-story.html
  5. The Sacramento Bee: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article84842912.html
  6. AP/Capital Public Radio: http://www.capradio.org/articles/2016/06/20/california-nears-$2-billion-plan-to-house-its-homeless/
  7. Full slate: http://assembly.ca.gov/todaysevents
  8. Full slate: http://senate.ca.gov/calendar

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