Republican congressional candidates did better than expected last month in California’s Central Valley, the purple, 450-mile stretch down the middle of a deep blue state.
In three districts with boundaries redrawn after the 2020 census that have a Democratic advantage — the 9th, 13th and 22nd — GOP primary contenders drew 48.2%, 51.8% and 54.6% respectively, according to the Associated Press.
Does this mean that the widely anticipated Republican “red wave” of mid-term victories, predicted to carry the House into GOP hands, will also wash through the valley? Not necessarily, election analysts said.
