NEWPORT COAST, Calif. — California may be deep blue, but Republicans are betting that voters in the suburbs of sunny SoCal are fed-up with Democratic business-as-usual.
“California is historically a land of opportunity, a land of dreams,” Baugh, a former state representative, told the Post in a sit-down interview before a fundraiser last week.Trump says Harris ‘trying to get out of’ debate over unmuted mics | Reporter Replay “So when we remove that topic off of the Democratic’s playbook, we can have a serious conversation about securing the border. We can have a serious conversation about addressing inflation and the cost of living,” he said.“We can have a serious discussion about public safety, education, parents’ rights because we’re not all wrapped up in one issue that’s not gonna change in California anyway.”
Baugh narrowly lost to Porter in 2022 by under 10,000 votes, but he believes this race is a different ball game, citing party registration numbers and fundraising being much closer than last time.Gunderson, who founded three luxury car dealerships, is seeking to defeat Levin, a two-term congressman. “And I tell people, I said, ‘Do we need comprehensive immigration reform? Absolutely. But you can’t talk about remodeling your kitchen while your house is on fire,’” Gunderson said.“The bipartisan border solution wasn’t a border solution,” he added, referencing the widely discussed Senate bill that has been unsuccessful.