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20. I'm curious why you think the 48th should be competitive

Mon Feb 15, 2016, 01:49 PM

Feb 2016

Rohrbacher (48th) regularly gets more than 60 percent of the vote in his districts. There hasn't been a truly competitive race there in ages.

In 2012, the 48th went for Romney by nearly 12 points. In 2010 it went for Fiorina for Senate by 23 points. Its a safe R district. To be honest, I'd rather people who have money available to donate to a campaign direct that support to a district where it could make a difference.

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California: 4 Republican House seats running UNopposed [View all] FreakinDJ Feb 2016 OP

Heckuva 'party' we've got, eh, dws??? elleng Feb 2016 #1

Meh...fighting in those districts would be a waste of money. Xolodno Feb 2016 #33

Even if it's a sacrificial lamb, the Democrats need to run someone. backscatter712 Feb 2016 #41

Going to say, no. Xolodno Feb 2016 #42

Senator Pryor ran unopposed in 2008, how did he fare in 2014? CommonSenseDemocrat Feb 2016 #55

Thus sayeth the state party about half the districts in the state XemaSab Feb 2016 #54

This means they're running unopposed in the primary only, right? brush Feb 2016 #2

NOPE - No Dem candidate for that seat FreakinDJ Feb 2016 #4

Gawd! brush Feb 2016 #14

My purple district had an unopposed R last election. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #3

threatened him and his family? hfojvt Feb 2016 #15

Yes. Anonymous threats of harm left on voicemail. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #18

that's hard to believe hfojvt Feb 2016 #23

I'm here in FL, I've seen her shit first hand. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #26

I am not disputing you hfojvt Feb 2016 #32

Many liberal Democrats have changed to Ind in disgust. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #35

I don't see how that move accomplishes anything hfojvt Feb 2016 #36

Gotta give them a reason to vote. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #37

being party registered has nothing to do with voting hfojvt Feb 2016 #38

I don't think you've been comprehending what I'm saying. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #40

to some degree, people in the party do NOT like primaries hfojvt Feb 2016 #43

Local party officials left voicemails threatening physical harm... HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #45

in wisconsin we have this wonderful thing called targeted races dembotoz Feb 2016 #5

DNC/DLC starting to look more like RNC FreakinDJ Feb 2016 #6

Yes. I lived in a NW IA district until I was 25 and that is jwirr Feb 2016 #17

DCCC has a program too - Red to Blue Brother Buzz Feb 2016 #12

and with this policy they never will dembotoz Feb 2016 #22

I was pissed when they initally supported a local candidate early in the last midterm election..... Brother Buzz Feb 2016 #24

Any one of them could have a scandal Qutzupalotl Feb 2016 #25

I don't disagree Brother Buzz Feb 2016 #34

No excuse for not having at least a token candidate. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2016 #7

Problem is...they know they are a token. Xolodno Feb 2016 #44

If it bugs you being a token then you're not the person to do it. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2016 #46

Sad to say....it is an either/or situation. Xolodno Feb 2016 #48

Hard to get a candidate make the calls to raise cash. Friends and family are a target dembotoz Feb 2016 #52

Same in my area, plenty or R's running unopposed bhikkhu Feb 2016 #8

The Bernie Revolution will have their Own 50 State Solution FreakinDJ Feb 2016 #11

That will have to be the next step. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #19

+1000 nt abelenkpe Feb 2016 #31

DWS has to go now! B Calm Feb 2016 #9

pretty sad hfojvt Feb 2016 #10

I'm curious why you think the 48th should be competitive onenote Feb 2016 #20

the OP said R +7 hfojvt Feb 2016 #21

Just where is the DNC? I'm beginning to wonder if we really have one. mountain grammy Feb 2016 #13

California: 24 Democrats running unopposed by repubs onenote Feb 2016 #16

So democratic voters in hard to win areas are just screwed. . B Calm Feb 2016 #27

Are they less screwed if they spend money on an unwindable election? onenote Feb 2016 #29

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don�t have any. �Alice Walker B Calm Feb 2016 #47

There is a candidate to run against Hunter. oldandhappy Feb 2016 #28

Shouldn't some real progressives run against them? Bohemianwriter Feb 2016 #30

Exactly my point FreakinDJ Feb 2016 #50

Dana Rohrabacher is beatable Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2016 #39

I know that Hunter is next to impossible to unseat nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #49

Thanks, Debbie! Iggo Feb 2016 #51

California is terrible about ceding elections to Republicans. XemaSab Feb 2016 #53