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Democrats Need These California Seats to Win Back the House

Seven of the state’s Republican representatives look particularly vulnerable in 2018. And they share a few things in common.
Source: Lucy Nicholson / Reuters

Despite its size, California has become little more than a fundraising stop in national elections because it has grown so reliably Democratic over the past two decades. But the razor-thin vote in the House of Representatives earlier this month to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act has moved the state into an unaccustomed position: ground zero in next year’s battle for control of Congress.

Even before the vote, the state began registering on the 2018 radar because seven of its House Republicans represent districts that backed Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump last November.

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