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DM's avatar
Feb 26Edited

In the initial vote in CA Senate 36, the noxious R Tony Strickland has 51% of the vote. Hopefully this number falls below 50%, or the runoff will be cancelled.

While this district runs the coast of OC with a small finger into LA county, Strickland is from Huntington Beach which usually produces the worst of the worst of OC Republicans.

Vote will be certified Mar 6.

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ArcticStones's avatar

If Strickland does fall below 50%, forcing a runoff, what are the chances that Jimmy Pham can beat him? District looks pretty Red.

Wasn’t it in Huntington Beach that an NFL punter recently was arrested for protesting the city council’s plan to put up a MAGA plaque?

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DM's avatar

Chances slim. Yes, HB voted to install the maga plaque, but they also challenge most state laws on housing, schools and spending.

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Zack from the SFV's avatar

Tony Strickland is not "from" Huntington Beach. He is from Ventura County, where both he and his ex-wife were elected to the CA Assembly. (Her name is Audra, not Lurleen.) Now that Ventura is less inclined to elect Repubs, he moved to Surf City a few years ago and got elected to the H.B. city council. Now he will go to the State Senate, where he will be limited to one term (because of his previous time in the Legislature.) Last night his numbers were under 50% but later counted returns now have him at 51%.

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