Dan Lungren tops Democrats’ list of California targets for 2010

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Lungren tops Democrats’ list of California targets for 2010
By Jeremy P. Jacobs


Posted: 06/17/09 06:08 PM


California Republican Rep. Dan Lungren is the Democrats’ top target in the Golden State next year, a fact that has landed the party a trifecta of experienced candidates to choose from.

But Democrats hope they don’t have too much of a good thing and can avoid a contentious primary.

The three candidates cover some of the country’s most pressing issues — healthcare, education and energy.

Physician Ami Bera, who has shaped healthcare policy, filed for the race in April. Former Elk Grove Mayor and current City Councilman Gary Davis, who also works for an education nonprofit, announced in May that he would run. And last week, utility company executive Bill Slaton announced he is also getting in the race. 


Until a front-runner emerges, Democrats are focusing on Lungren, whose vulnerability, they argue, lies in numbers.

Lungren earned the lowest percentage of the vote of any California Republican last year, and President Obama carried the 3rd district. Plus, the Republican registration advantage in the district has narrowed dramatically. And the Hispanic population, an increasingly loyal Democratic voting bloc, has grown by nearly two-thirds in the past decade. 



Asked if Lungren is the most at-risk Republican in the Golden State, Allan Hoffenblum, the publisher of the California Target Book, said flatly, “Yes.


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http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/lungren-tops-democrats-list-of-california-targets-for-2010-2009-06-17.html

[ContinentalOp]

1. Great!

Except that we'll probably end up with the utility company executive. :wtf:

[Auggie]

2. Pick 'em off like flies, one by one...