National party leaders descend on California, where voters could determine control of Congress
With a little over three weeks until the Nov. 5 election, both top party leaders campaigning in Southern California on the same weekend underscores the state’s importance to the battle for control of the House of Representatives.
Their visits follow former President Trump’s Saturday rally at a Coachella Valley polo field, energizing California Republicans who are often neglected by GOP presidential candidates in the final stretch of elections because the state remains a Democratic stronghold.
California and its dozens of House seats are important during every election, but the state is “particularly significant during this election cycle,” Jeffries told reporters after the Palmdale event.
Democrats need to pick up four seats nationwide to regain control of the House.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-10-13/california-house-races-congress-hakeem-jeffries-mike-johnson-rollins-calvert-whitesides-garcia
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