{"id":2238192,"date":"2024-05-06T09:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T13:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-eye-gop-rep-mike-garcias-house-seat-as-key-pickup-opportunity-poll\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T09:09:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T13:09:05","slug":"democrats-eye-gop-rep-mike-garcias-house-seat-as-key-pickup-opportunity-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-eye-gop-rep-mike-garcias-house-seat-as-key-pickup-opportunity-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats target Republican Rep. Mike Garcia&#8217;s House seat in pivotal election: Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-eye-gop-rep-mike-garcias-house-seat-as-key-pickup-opportunity-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2238192&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrats are targeting Republican Rep.\u200b Mike Garcia&#8217;s California House seat as a crucial win in the upcoming \u2062November elections. With candidate \u2063George Whitesides showing a slight lead in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-blasted-for-deflecting-blame-for-crime-wave-by-claiming-gop-defunded-the-police\/\" title=\"Psaki Blasted For Deflecting Blame For Crime Wave By Claiming GOP Defunded The Police\">internal polling<\/a>, the campaign aims to overturn Garcia&#8217;s far-right reputation. Garcia&#8217;s unfavorable rating and the competitive\u2064 outlook \u2063make this race a significant \u200dfocal point\u2064 for the 2024 elections.\u2062 Democrats are focusing on seizing Republican\u200b Rep. Mike Garcia&#8217;s California House seat as \u2063a vital victory\u200c in the imminent November elections. With candidate George Whitesides leading\u2064 in internal\u200b polls, the goal is to reshape \u200cGarcia&#8217;s far-right image. Garcia&#8217;s low favorability and the intense competition\u2063 highlight this race as a \u200bpivotal\u2063 aspect of the 2024 elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014 <\/strong>Democrats are eyeing the California <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House seat<\/a> held by Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) as a key pickup opportunity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in November,<\/a> targeting the district as the party seeks to claw back control of the lower chamber next year. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats are confident their candidate, former NASA chief of staff George Whitesides, will beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rep-mike-garcia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Garcia\">Garcia<\/a>, pointing to internal polling that shows the Democrat with a slight advantage over the incumbent. With no prior knowledge of either candidate, 47% of voters in California\u2019s 27th House District said they would elect Whitesides over Garcia, according to internal polling commissioned by the Whitesides campaign. <\/p>\n<p>Only 44% said they\u2019d reelect Garcia, according to the poll, which was first shared with the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis poll made clear what we already know: voters are rejecting Rep. Mike Garcia and his far-right legislative record. Before any communication about George, voters in this district already support him by a three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-key-policy-areas-where-the-democratic-leadership-and-black-voters-disagree\/\" title=\"4 Key Policy Areas Where The Democratic Leadership And Black Voters Disagree\">-point margin<\/a>,\u201d Whitsides campaign spokeswoman Emma Harris said in a statement. \u201cGarcia is unpopular in this district, while we have a campaign built to hold him accountable, flip this district, and retake control of the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/House-of-Representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The poll also finds Garcia with a -2 favorability rating, with 42% of voters finding him unfavorable compared to just 40% who say the opposite, according to the survey. The Impact Research poll surveyed 650 voters between April 12-18, which included a sample of 100 Latino voters. <\/p>\n<p>The race for Garcia\u2019s seat is expected to be one of the most competitive elections in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 election<\/a> and is rated as a \u201ctoss up\u201d by the nonpartisan <em>Cook Political Report<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also expected to be one of the more expensive races this cycle as Whitesides has positioned himself with the largest cash advantage of any candidate challenging an incumbent nationwide. Whitesides has over $3 million on hand as of the end of March, compared to Garcia who has $1.7 million \u2014 giving him a $1.3 million advantage over the incumbent. <\/p>\n<p>However, Garcia could have an incumbent advantage after easily winning the state\u2019s primary election in March with more than 50% of the vote, garnering 54.9% of voter support. That came in above Whitesides, who came in at second place with only 32.8% of the vote. <\/p>\n<p>But those numbers could easily shift in Whitesides\u2019s direction as a third candidate, Steve Hill, split Democratic votes in the primary. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/California\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California<\/a> operates its primary elections by putting all candidates regardless of party, on the same ballot, with the top two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ranked-choice-voting-is-a-nightmare-and-its-on-the-ballot-in-nevada\/\" title=\"Ranked-Choice Voting Is A Nightmare \u2014 And It\u2019s On The Ballot In Nevada\">vote-getters advancing<\/a> to the general election.<\/p>\n<p>With Whitesides and Garcia now facing each other head to head, the race is too close to call heading into November. The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted a spokesperson for Garcia\u2019s campaign. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All 435 seats are up for grabs in 2024 as Republicans seek to hold their slim majority in the lower chamber. Of these, 42 are considered competitive, with most of those held by Democrats, giving the GOP a slight advantage as it prepares for the next election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>However, of the 42 competitive seats, 18 are held by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> in districts that voted for Biden in 2020, compared to just five Democrats who must defend their seats in districts carried by former President Donald Trump. That means there are just enough vulnerable GOP-held seats to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-hopes-to-transform-new-york-into-battleground-as-party-leaders-focus-on-crime\/\" title=\"GOP hopes to transform New York into battleground as party leaders focus on crime\">things competitive heading<\/a> into the next election cycle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an exclusive move, Democrats aim for California House seat held by Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) as a crucial win in November. The district is a prime target as Democrats strive to regain lower chamber control. With former NASA chief of staff George Whitesides as their candidate, Democrats express confidence in defeating Garcia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2238193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24033594932825-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2238192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24033594932825-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2238192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2238192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2238192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2238193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2238192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2238192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2238192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}