Newsom, Calif. Dems Humiliated Themselves Again With Latest ‘Gerrymander’ Backfire

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Democrats are no longer in California’s 40th Congressional District. Rep. Young Kim advanced from the primary alongside Rep. Ken Calvert, resulting in a Republican-versus-Republican match-up in November.

The new 40th Congressional District was supposed to be one of the five Democrat pick-ups. Not anymore.

The strategy was to force two Republican incumbents to run against each other in the same district, weakening them so that a Democrat could step in and win the seat.

Calvert secured first place with approximately 36 percent of the vote, while Kim finished second with around 21 percent.