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CreekDog

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7. your post is FALSE. Our Tom Lantos died 2/11/08, seat was filled by 4/9/08

Sat Dec 9, 2017, 04:05 AM

Dec 2017

really simple...

Tom Lantos-D California passes away on February 11, 2008

Arnold Schwarzenegger announces special election to be held on April 8, 2008 to fill his now vacant seat, and if no candidate in that election won a majority, then a runoff would be held on June 3, 2008.

In this very Democratic district, Jackie Speier won an outright majority and filled the seat as of April 8, 2008.

So when you say it would take 12 months, that's 100% BS.

That's what happens when you decide things in your mind are more important than facts. They aren't.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election,_2008

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