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Republican David Valadao Unseats Democrat T.J. Cox in California; Avenges 2018 Loss
2020-11-27
[BREITBART] Republican David Valadao has defeated incumbent Rep. T.J. Cox (D-CA) in the close race for Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,’s 21st congressional district, according to Decision Desk.

Valadao avenged his loss in the Central Valley district in 2018, when Cox narrowly defeated the three-term congressman by less than 900 votes as mail-in ballots were counted. Though Valadao was leading on Election Night, Cox won the race several weeks later.

Breitbart News noted:


Valadao had a comfortable lead of 6.4% on Election Day. But California has extremely lenient rules about mail-in ballots, allowing ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked by midnight on Election Day and received within the three days following.


Cox had severe weaknesses as a candidate, including the fact that he had a "primary residence" in Bethesda, Maryland. Valadao crushed him in the primary race by nearly two-to-one.

But the Democrats’ turnout machine proved too strong for Republicans across the state — including, apparently, Valadao.

In the aftermath, Valadao blamed "ballot harvesting" for his loss. The practice, illegal until 2020 almost everywhere outside California, allows party operatives to collect and deliver unlimited numbers of mail-in ballots.
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Posted by:Fred

#2  When it is this close it is very easy for the Democrats to steal according to Hugh Hewitt's 2012 book "If It Is Not Close, They Can't Cheat".

That's the Dem. recount mantra, all right - 'keep counting until we get it right.'
Posted by: Raj   2020-11-27 06:55  

#1  There is one more CA congressional seat which is to close to be determined.
CA-25th was held by Steve Knight till he was defeated in the mid terms 2018 by Katie Hill by using a new California law that legalized ballot harvesting, which also resulted in Democrats sweeping all 7 US house seats in Orange County, CA.
(Interestingly, many swing states used ballot harvesting, along with many other fraudulent techniques, to help defeat Trump in 2020 because nothing was done after the California 2018 slaughter.)
After being elected by fraudulent means Katie Hill had to resign in less than a year because of a sex scandal (What a surprise!).
Republican Mike Garcia easily won over Democrat Christie Smith by 10% in the March 2019 Primary Election to fulfill the remaining term.
The current result from the presidential election for a full two year term is too close to call:
Mike Garcia* Republican 169,375 50.06%
Christy Smith Democrat 168,970 49.94%
When it is this close it is very easy for the Democrats to steal according to Hugh Hewitt's 2012 book "If It Is Not Close, They Can't Cheat".
Posted by: boomerc   2020-11-27 02:42  

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