ANALYSIS — Republicans are reveling in recent primary losses of candidates preferred by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. But they don’t have to look back very far to see that upset primary winners can get elected to Congress, including some members of their own party.
Democratic strategists tried to tip the scales for family doctor Jasmeet Bains in California’s 22nd District because they believed she gave the party the best chance of defeating GOP Rep. David Valadao in the Central Valley. But she finished behind Valadao and local school board trustee Randy Villegas, who has a more progressive reputation.
