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Five takeaways from California’s primary election, from governor’s race to Congress

IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT for normie Democrats, a bad one for self-funded campaigns, a mixed bag for state legislators aspiring to higher office and another electoral reminder of President Donald Trump’s dominant role in our politics — even in deepest blue California. At the top of the ticket, Republican former Fox News host and […] The post Five takeaways from California’s primary election, from governor’s race to Congress appeared first on Local News Matters .

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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Five takeaways from California’s primary election, from governor’s race to Congress, IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT for normie Democrats, a bad one for self-funded campaigns, a mixed bag for state legislators aspiring to higher office and another electoral reminder of President Donald Trump’s dominant role in our politics — even in deepest blue California. At the top of the ticket, Republican former Fox News host and […] The post Five takeaways from California’s primary election, from governor’s race to Congress appeared first on Local News Matters .

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