Scott Schaefer
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A few months ago, panicked Democrats feared they could be locked out of a November runoff by this top-two primary system, but now polls show it's at least possible the top-two finishers will both be Democrats.
For NPR News, I'm Scott Schaefer in San Francisco.
Yeah, well, the new lines were designed to weaken and potentially pick off five current Republican House members.
And those new lines caused one Republican incumbent to retire.
Another Republican switched his party affiliation from Republican to independent.
And then a third Republican who would have faced a tough road to reelection in the new district suddenly died.
So flipping three of the five seats now held by Republicans will be fairly easy.
But then there are two which are not at all grand slams or slam dunks, I should say.
Tough races where Democrats could win if things go their way.
One of those is in the Central Valley where Republican David Valadao is the incumbent.
Now, he's given Democrats heartburn in the past.
Very tough to beat.
And this time around, although the district is somewhat more favorable to Democrats, it's still very purple.
And there are two Democrats fighting it out there.
One is an assembly member and a physician.
She's the more moderate candidate.
And the other is a progressive backed by Senator Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
And then you've got CD48.
That includes parts of San Diego County and Riverside, including liberal Palm Springs.
And we've got two top Democrats slugging it out there.
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