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Rep. James Gallagher (CA-01) has been sworn in. The whole number of the House of Representatives is 431.
these people are so fucking embarrassing
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Valadao is now at 41% in the top-two primary results, which is an extremely bad sign for the GOP in this seat.
If Valadao won after this, it would be the lowest % for a winning incumbent party in a top-two congressional primary in CA (since 2012) or WA (since 2008).
New political typology report from @pewresearch.org just dropped. You can take their quiz to see which group you fall into:
Also in our new Digest:
• No, Lindsey Graham's 57% of the vote was not good for him.
• Ranked choice voting will decide key Maine primaries.
• Trump’s pick for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat is in a nasty primary runoff.
Today is a truly special holiday in The Downballot lore: The 12th anniversary of Eric Cantor's shock primary loss to Dave Brat. We were sure surprised on #EricCantorDefeatDay!
Eric Cantor Defeat Day is also a reminder that we should all be humble when talking about which candidates will absolutely win and which ones have no chance. And the MANY big upsets over the following 12 years have only underscored that!
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