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    Scandal, demographics and political machinations affect the race to fill Darrell Issa's House seat

    by Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times Nov 04, 2018 5 minutes

    SANTA ANA, Calif._Two years ago, Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California kept his seat by 1,621 votes, making the race in his sprawling coastal 49th District in Orange and San Diego counties the closet congressional tally in the nation that year.

    Now the district, covering 54 miles of coastline and mansion enclaves, that has long been controlled by the GOP looks as if it could flip to Democrats, with scant funds and few ad buys going to support the Republican trying to succeed the retiring Issa.

    Diane Harkey is polling double digits behind Democrat Mike Levin in a race crucial to which party controls the House and whether President Donald Trump can continue advancing his agenda.

    "Some people don't like his style, which is very New York and

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