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brooklynite

(94,670 posts) Tue May 12, 2020, 11:26 PM May 2020

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CA-7 goes to the Republicans

75% reporting
Mike Garcia 56%
Christy Smith 44%

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CA-7 goes to the Republicans (Original Post) brooklynite May 2020 OP

This is a big loss for Dems. Garcia is 100% Trump Budi May 2020 #1

It's during a odd time rockfordfile May 2020 #11

Did Smith have any chance whatsoever?? NoMoreRepugs May 2020 #2

Trump won the District by 6.7%... brooklynite May 2020 #3

CA-25 and Hillary won it by 7 DemocratSinceBirth May 2020 #15

Just as they're trying to do to Biden, the repugs Al Frankened Katie Hill too. brush May 2020 #17

CA-25, no? Brother Buzz May 2020 #4

Yes. Cha May 2020 #7

CA-7 is Dr Ami Bera's district, in my neck-of-the-woods. Brother Buzz May 2020 #8

Good to know! TY Brother Buzz. Cha May 2020 #12

Oh No! That's so sad.. damn. :( Cha May 2020 #5

That's California District 25, though. Cha May 2020 #6

you snooze you lose rockfordfile May 2020 #9

Those names are from CA-25! at140 May 2020 #10

If everyone who had gotten a ballot voted, it would've gone Dem intrepidity May 2020 #13

We should have learned it a long time ago dustyscamp May 2020 #20

Garcia won. 6 months in the minority. aeromanKC May 2020 #14

regardless of who wins, Smith will only close in steadily from here on out. jorgevlorgan May 2020 #16

If the Rethugs pulls this off, this would be the first D seat that flips R in CA since 1998, arff Celerity May 2020 #18

you also have the wrong district name up m8, it is CA-25, as previously pointed out Celerity May 2020 #19

Budi

(15,325 posts)

1. This is a big loss for Dems. Garcia is 100% Trump

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 11:30 PM

May 2020

Damn.

rockfordfile

(8,704 posts)

11. It's during a odd time

Reply to Budi (Reply #1)

Tue May 12, 2020, 11:55 PM

May 2020

NoMoreRepugs

(9,449 posts)

2. Did Smith have any chance whatsoever??

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 11:32 PM

May 2020

brooklynite

(94,670 posts)

3. Trump won the District by 6.7%...

Reply to NoMoreRepugs (Reply #2)

Tue May 12, 2020, 11:35 PM

May 2020

...but Democrat Katie Hill won the seat in the 2018 wave (before resigning over a sex scandal).

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

15. CA-25 and Hillary won it by 7

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #3)

Wed May 13, 2020, 12:06 AM

May 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_California

brush

(53,815 posts)

17. Just as they're trying to do to Biden, the repugs Al Frankened Katie Hill too.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #3)

Wed May 13, 2020, 01:08 AM

May 2020

This is something they can do to any of our reps they target, man or woman.

Brother Buzz

(36,450 posts)

4. CA-25, no?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 11:42 PM

May 2020

Cha

(297,464 posts)

7. Yes.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #4)

Tue May 12, 2020, 11:45 PM

May 2020

Brother Buzz

(36,450 posts)

8. CA-7 is Dr Ami Bera's district, in my neck-of-the-woods.

Reply to Cha (Reply #7)

Tue May 12, 2020, 11:53 PM

May 2020

CA-7 is a purple district, but Ami Bera solidly holds the seat.

Cha

(297,464 posts)

12. Good to know! TY Brother Buzz.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #8)

Tue May 12, 2020, 11:57 PM

May 2020

Cha

(297,464 posts)

5. Oh No! That's so sad.. damn. :(

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 11:43 PM

May 2020

Cha

(297,464 posts)

6. That's California District 25, though.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 11:45 PM

May 2020

rockfordfile

(8,704 posts)

9. you snooze you lose

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 11:55 PM

May 2020

Democrats have to get out and vote

at140

(6,110 posts)

10. Those names are from CA-25!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 11:55 PM

May 2020

intrepidity

(7,331 posts)

13. If everyone who had gotten a ballot voted, it would've gone Dem

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 11:58 PM

May 2020

Lesson learned? I hope.

dustyscamp

(2,224 posts)

20. We should have learned it a long time ago

Reply to intrepidity (Reply #13)

Wed May 13, 2020, 01:32 AM

May 2020

aeromanKC

(3,326 posts)

14. Garcia won. 6 months in the minority.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2020, 12:04 AM

May 2020

How fun for him.

jorgevlorgan

(8,312 posts)

16. regardless of who wins, Smith will only close in steadily from here on out.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2020, 12:15 AM

May 2020

The later votes that wont be counted until the end of the week will break heavily towards Smith. Lots of votes were sent in today that wont be touched till close to Friday.

Celerity

(43,467 posts)

18. If the Rethugs pulls this off, this would be the first D seat that flips R in CA since 1998, arff

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2020, 01:17 AM

May 2020

I have to think COVID-19 came into play, as Dems are more likely to attempt to stay safe (not go vote and instead self-isolate) than Rethugs are, plus the Rethugs are all running riot over Newsom's lockdowns.

Celerity

(43,467 posts)

19. you also have the wrong district name up m8, it is CA-25, as previously pointed out

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2020, 01:21 AM

May 2020

cheers

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