The Democratic stronghold of California is set to play a key role in House Republicans’ efforts to keep control of the lower chamber in 2024. California became an unexpected battleground last year, ultimately delivering the GOP its slim majority — and next year’s battle for the House could come down to a handful of districts in the largely liberal Golden State. California is “critical”…
When a handful of uber-right Republicans forced Speaker Kevin McCarthy out, they may have doomed GOP chances of retaining marginal seats in California and thus control of the House.
Kevin McCarthy was adept at raising money, something untested with new Speaker Mike Johnson, an archconservative whom vulnerable California Republicans nonetheless backed.