California here I come. Trump to visit SouthernCalifornia.
President Donald Trump is coming to California this weekend, and plans to speak near Coachella. The question is why, given that no Republican presidential candidate has won the state in more than three decades, nor will he.
The answer is that there are several close congressional races in California that could determine control of the House of Representatives. Plus, there is lots of fundraising cash in California, even among the remaining Republicans.
The Cook Political Report rates ten California seats as competitive. If financed, the Republicans have a good chance of taking all ten. Why?
The most closely-contested areas will be Orange County; the Inland areas of Southern California; and the Central Valley. Each of these areas has large numbers of Latino voters, whom the Democrats once considered a reliable voting bloc, but who have been trending towards Republicans in recent years.
