Democrat Christy Smith knows she'll lose
her congressional race. She blames her
own party
Posted By: NorthernDog, 11/16/2022 9:46:54 AM
The race for a hotly contested Los Angeles-area congressional district had not been called, but Democrat Christy Smith sensed she would end up on the losing end. And she felt there was a clear reason why. “Our campaign got next-to-zero outside resources to fight this battle. In fact, I was fighting the institutional power of my own party from the outset of this race,” Smith said in a scathing series of remarks on Twitter. With no help on the airwaves and little elsewhere from Democratic Party committees and PACs, “we didn’t stand a chance.” Smith is no different from scores
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Some Dems were left hung out to dry and are furious. Republican Mike Garcia is up about 10 points in this race.