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Democratic strategist for the Fight Back California PAC
Democratic strategist for the Fight Back California PAC
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Katie Merrill
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FROM Katie Merrill
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What California Democrats and Republicans can learn from the Georgia special election Republican Karen Handel won yesterday’s election in Georgia. It was the closest race in the GOP-held district in nearly 40 years. If Democrats weren’t already looking to the 2018 mid-terms to reclaim losses in last year’s election, they are now. Tuesday, a new super PAC called Fight Back California launched. Its mission is to flip seven California districts from red to blue in 2018.
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