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California’s down-ballot races most contentious and costly in midterm election

More than $1 billion so far has been poured into California races — but with less than three weeks to go before voting ends, candidates for governor and U.S. Senate haven’t aired a single general-election ad that touts their campaigns.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: Red wave vs. blue wall: Will California save or sink Democrats in November?

When it comes to national politics, California is the one state that is truly indispensable to Democrats.

Los Angeles Times

Mike Pence stumps for a California Republican who voted to impeach Trump at Fresno stop

Former Vice President Mike Pence stopped in Fresno, California, on Monday to boost the re-election bid of Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford.

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Democrats hoping Biden can provide West Coast election boost

President Joe Biden’s visit to California and Oregon this week comes close to Election Day and shows how Democrats are calling in reinforcements in states that are typically afterthoughts for the party

The Independent UK

'I don’t know how to do this.’ Anxiety about voting keeps some young Californians from polls

VISALIA, Calif. — At 18, Luis Avila decided not to cast a ballot in the 2020 presidential election.

Los Angeles Times

After primaries, these 10 House members are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — It’s already been a rough cycle for House incumbents, and the midterm elections are still weeks away.

Tribune News Service

Two candidates running in the Nov. 8 general election for California’s 22nd Congressional District

California State Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D) and U.S. Rep. David Valadao (R) are running in the general election for California’s 22nd Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Heading into the election, the incumbent is Republican Connie Conway, who was first elected in a special election on June 7, 2022, to…

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Most expensive ballot measures ever headline California’s November 2022 elections

Welcome to the Tuesday, September 6, Brew.

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Robin Abcarian: A big GOP 'uh-oh': Republican midterm candidates try to hide their anti-abortion truths

It's fair to say I am a single-issue voter. If a candidate does not support the right to safe and legal abortion, they can kiss my vote goodbye.

Los Angeles Times

Facing voter backlash, California Republicans recalibrate their anti-abortion stance

LOS ANGELES — The Life at Conception Act is fewer than 300 words, but its language leaves little room for ambiguity on abortion.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: Indicted by feds, former California congressman cynically plays the anti-government card

In 2018, Democrat T.J. Cox had the distinction of winning the closest congressional race in the country, an 862-vote squeaker over Republican incumbent David Valadao.

Los Angeles Times

Can a California Republican who voted to impeach Trump avoid Liz Cheney’s fate?

And then there were two.

Tribune News Service

Liz Cheney plans to go national, "thinking about" 2024 presidential run

"[O]ur work is far from over," Cheney said Tuesday night.

Axios

Liz Cheney loses Wyoming primary to Trump-backed rival Harriet Hageman

Cheney became a top Trump target by serving as the Jan. 6 committee's vice chair.

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Former California Rep. TJ Cox faces over two dozen federal fraud charges

The single-term Democrat allegedly participated in multiple fraud schemes, including one involving his 2018 run for Congress.

Axios

Trump gives House a break as McCarthy boosts more electable Republicans

Trump has been paying a lot less attention to House races than he has to statewide races.

The Independent UK

Open primary may save Trump's GOP targets in Washington

Two Republican members of Congress from Washington who drew interparty challenges due to their vote to impeach former President Donald Trump were leading other Republicans in the state’s top two primary

McClatchy Washington Bureau

California House Republicans, usually in step, split on same-sex marriage as November nears

WASHINGTON — California’s GOP delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives is generally in lockstep.

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Democrats again meddle in a GOP primary, this time in Michigan

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has released a new TV ad about John Gibbs, who's seeking to oust Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Meijer. Meijer voted for Trump's impeachment.

Roll Call

New FEC filings show no sign of donors abandoning Democrats - Roll Call

The president’s party usually loses seats in midterms, but there is no sign that campaign donors are turning away from Democratic candidates.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Will California’s Central Valley have a ‘red wave’ in November election? What analysts say

Republican congressional candidates did better than expected last month in California’s Central Valley, the purple, 450-mile stretch down the middle of a deep blue state.

Roll Call

At the Races: Roe-d awakening - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Los Angeles Times

California Republican Rep. David Valadao, who voted to impeach Trump, survives primary

LOS ANGELES — GOP Rep. David Valadao, one of the most endangered Republican congressional incumbents in the nation, has survived the California primary and will advance to the November ballot.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

After California’s primary, analysts say these are 10 congressional elections to watch

Ballots from California’s June 7 primary are still being counted, but the results show which U.S. House races will be the hottest in November, with several that could tilt control of the chamber from Democrats to Republicans in 2023, according to independent election analysts.

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Democrats play with fire by boosting pro-Trump candidates in GOP primaries

The risky gambit assumes general-election voters have a red line for extreme candidates.

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