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    Is Dana Rohrbacher's Biggest Reelection Opponent the OC GOP?

    Longtime Republican Huntington Beach congressman faces off against colleagues.

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    By Gustavo Arellano • Apr 10, 2018 • 4m Listen

    Dana Rohrabacher's full-throttled support of President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has made him a target for Democratic activists for years. But as the longtime Huntington Beach congressman gets ready for the June primary, his biggest opponent is actually a former protege: Scott Baugh. The former state assemblyman and longtime OC GOP head is running against him, and has drawn some prominent local conservative endorsements while also ignoring a push by current OC GOP chair Fred Whitaker to drop out for the sake of the party. Is Rohrabacher on his way out?

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      Gustavo Arellano

      columnist, LA Times

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