Not a single person steeped in the world of federal politics saw this coming. Not the political pundits of the Washington Beltway. Not the National Republican Congressional Committee or its counterpart, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Not the deep-pocketed independent groups that shower cash on candidates in competitive races. Not even, it seems, Jim Costa. Now — for the second time in four years — the Fresno Democrat finds himself in a tight re-election campaign, having to hope that uncounted mail and provisional ballots in the 16th Congressional District will be enough to push him past Burrel dairy farmer Johnny Tacherra, his unheralded and lightly financed opponent. “He (Costa) just got blindsided by an angry electorate,” said Allan Hoffenblum, a longtime Republican strategist and author of the California Target Book, which tracks the state’s elections. Read more here: mercedsunstar/news/local/article3591070.html#storylink=fb_staff
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 03:15:27 +0000
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