CA Dems target 8 GOP districts: Voter registration "dropping like a rock."

[Auggie]

San Francisco Chronicle, 4-4-09

California GOP voter registration is "dropping like a rock," a new study shows, declining so fast that Democratic Party officials see an unprecedented opportunity to gain voters and House seats in the 2010 election.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has targeted 35 districts across the country represented by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives - including eight in California - that were won by Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, said Jennifer Crider, the committee spokeswoman.

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"The big picture is that, currently, there is not one single state legislative or congressional district that has a majority of the voters registering Republican," says Allan Hoffenblum, who just finished an analysis for the California Target Book, a nonpartisan publication that regularly analyzes state congressional and legislative races.

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The vulnerable California districts with Republican representatives that were won by Obama are those of Reps. Dan Lungren of Gold River (Sacramento County), Mary Bono-Mack of Palm Springs, David Dreier of San Dimas (Los Angeles County), Elton Gallegly of Thousand Oaks (Ventura County), Brian Bilbray of Solana Beach (San Diego County), John Campbell of Newport Beach (Orange County), Ken Calvert of Riverside and Howard "Buck" McKeon of Santa Clarita (Los Angeles County), the committee says.

MORE: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/04/MN6916SCKK.DTL&tsp=1

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[Kerrytravelers]

1. I live in a very safe Democratic district, but I see one of those is very near me.

I'll have to volunteer over there next election cycle.

[padia]

4. election cycles are 22 months long

I would suggest you go find a campaign soon. That or go hammer on your local Central Committee about who the hell is running so you can get busy. what ever you do good luck hope you have a viable candidate in your area.

[Kerrytravelers]

5. As soon as I hear the Democratic candidate thrown their hat in the ring, then I'll be able to

volunteer. I don't live in that particular area, just near enough that I can donate my time.

[AndyTiedye]

2. Orange County???????? Really???

[KitchenWitch]

6. Beth Krom, the Democratic former mayor of Irvine is running

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[xxqqqzme]

9. Yep that's Cox's old seat.

John Campbell is going down cuz Beth Krom is gonna kick his ass. Very few Democrats in Newport Beach will vote for her because of her support for the great park but that doesn't matter because that is not a huge voting block.

Talk about dumb as a box of rocks - that's campbell.

[Oerdin]

3. Bilbray

I really hope Brian Bilbray gets canned because he's a national embarrassment.

[MrsCorleone]

7. Wooooo Hoooo! Great to see Bilbray's seat at risk!

Now, if we could just get rid of Issa.

[cascadiance]

11. Yeah, but I got tired of waiting! :(

I moved to Oregon right after the election. One vote you'll have to make up for there to beat him...

[Dramarama]

8. Better rent an shack in SD

so I can vote there
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[silverweb]

10. Do we know names of any challengers yet?

Have any Democrats yet declared that they are running challenges in these districts?

I know someone who wants to work for a progressive Democratic campaign and is actively looking for declared candidates.