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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael R. Blood and Will Weissert

Democrats hoping Biden can provide West Coast election boost

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President Joe Biden's visit to California and Oregon close to Election Day shows how Democrats are summoning crunch-time political reinforcements in states that are usually afterthoughts for the party.

As unlikely as it seems, a key component of the Republican drive to retake control of the House on Nov. 8 may lie with holding districts it already controls in California — the country’s largest Democratic state — and potentially gaining ground in typically Democratic Oregon.

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