How Democrats Lost a House Seat in California – The American Prospect

No matter how you slice it, what happened in last week s special election for California s 25th Congressional District was not good for Democrats. In resounding fashion, Democratic hopeful Christy Smith, a state assemblywoman from Santa Clarita, was beaten by Republican defense industry executive Mike Garcia. While ballots are still being counted in what was an almost all-mail-in election, recent tallies had Garcia, a Trump endorsee, trouncing Smith by a double-digit margin in a seat won by Democrat Katie Hill by nine points just two years earlier. Smith conceded quickly.

via prospect.org

Prog hand-wringing.