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BigmanPigman

(52,470 posts) Mon Mar 12, 2018, 02:12 AM Mar 2018

CA GOP rep Rohrabacher is facing opposition

from his own party. The GOP candidates in his district are running against him using the anti-Russian issue.
https://www.npr.org/2018/03/11/592394869/gop-congressmans-pro-russia-views-are-an-issue-in-re-election-fight
"...But Rohrabacher is different. Opponents on his left and right are leveraging his long-standing calls for closer relations with Russia as one of the primary issues in their campaign, now that Russian attempts to influence American politics are a flashpoint. Rohrabacher has two Republican challengers this cycle. One is a pro-Trump Republican who is running to defeat the California Republican on an anti-Russia platform.