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    Democrats’ plan to take control of Congress could depend on Southern California

    by Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times Jun 12, 2023 4 minutes
    A view of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Washington, D.C., as members of the 118th Congress are to be sworn-in and the House of Representatives works to elect a new speaker of the House.

    Democratic hopes to seize control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year at a pivotal moment for policy decisions about reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights, education and the economy may hinge on Southern California.

    Despite the state’s liberal bent, California has the most competitive congressional races in the nation — an anomaly created by the state’s independent map-drawing process and sheer size.

    “We could be outcome determinative. We could be absolutely critical,” said Darry Sragow, a veteran Democratic strategist who is the publisher of the nonpartisan California Target Book, which tracks the state’s congressional and legislative races. ”There are a number of districts that are capable of going one way or the other and

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