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  Why a Democrat can win California 50th Congressional District race in 2010
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ContributorJason 
Last EditedJason  Dec 14, 2009 04:30pm
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AuthorArleen Garcia-Herbst
News DateMonday, December 14, 2009 12:25:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionWhen I hear about the race for the 50th Congressional District as not being winnable by a democratic candidate because Democrats have tried and failed several times, I want to run down a list of reasons why those naysayers are wrong. Dead wrong. As in graveyard dead wrong. Perhaps, it’s time to spell out the reasons why a Democrat can pull off this supposed Hail Mary pass win, and explain why a Democrat hasn’t done so already in the 50th.

Why a Democrat can win in the 50th:

1. The 50th Congressional District has not been a historically Republican District.

The Wikipedia and 2010 California Race Tracker webpages for the district show the it’s election results from 1992 to the last race. It is pretty clear that the district has only been under Republican control since the 2002 election, when former President George W. Bush and his colleagues took over. The Republicans may like to think the district always been theirs, but election results don’t lie.
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