Why Republicans are optimistic they can win back the California House seats they lost in 2018
WASHINGTON - Republicans are mounting an aggressive campaign to win back some of the seven California congressional seats they lost in 2018, a repudiation that turned the GOP into an endangered species in the state.
"We think California is incredibly important," said Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, who leads the National Republican Congressional Committee, which is responsible for electing Republicans to Congress. "We will have a very active operation making sure that we're competitive."
Republicans predict the 2018 Democratic victories will prove to be short-lived, in part because the Democratic candidates who promised to become moderate lawmakers ended up supporting President Donald Trump's impeachment and have few major bipartisan legislative accomplishments to tout.
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