In a key House battleground north of Los Angeles, Republican Rep. Mike Garcia defeated the same Democrat three times in four years.
Democrats are seeking to rewrite the script in 2024, however, by backing George Whitesides, a political newcomer with a pragmatic streak, a background in aerospace and an abundance of campaign cash.
“He’s raising the resources to win a tough seat,” said Rep. Ann McLane Kuster of New Hampshire, who leads the center-left New Democrat Coalition and is honorary chair of its political arm. “I’m very aware of what it takes to flip these seats from red to blue and then hold them.”
