CA-22: Progressive Dem holds tiny lead over moderate in Calif. swing district
It’s a key California congressional district that national pundits have targeted as one that could flip from red to blue in the November general election. Now, there are signs that a progressive Democrat — against the national party’s wishes — may be the one to take on a Republican incumbent.
This is in spite of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s last-minute efforts to push for the moderate candidate in the suddenly up-for-grabs District 22 in the Central Valley.
If his slight lead holds, Randy Villegas, a professor at the College of the Sequoias, will likely find himself in a race against incumbent Republican Rep. David Valadao.
But Villegas, a progressive, wasn’t the DCCC’s first choice to take on Valadao.
https://www.sfgate.com/centralcalifornia/article/democrats-battle-california-swing-district-22289944.php