Perfect for the primary, disaster in the general

February 21, 2024

Rudy Salas called in Gavin Newsom for backup in Dems’ “nightmare” “messy primary battle.”

“In Sacramento, self-serving Rudy Salas helped Newsom drive up taxes, gas prices, inflation and crime, leaving Valley families in the lurch. Salas now using Newsom to fundraise is perfect for the Dem primary and a disaster in the general.” – NRCC Spokesperson Ben Petersen

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POLITICO California
February 21, 2024

Add Gov. Gavin Newsom to the list of Democrats who are worried about a lockout in the Central Valley’s CA-22.

Newsom used his fundraising rolodex to send out a plea to voters on Monday, asking them to chip in to support former Assemblymember Rudy Salas in his bid to defeat Republican Rep. David Valadao. Democrats are eager to knock Valadao out of the purple district, but are dealing with an intraparty scuffle — dropping millions to neutralize Democratic state Sen. Melissa Hurtado and ensure her candidacy doesn’t lead to a November runoff between Valadao and his far-right Republican challenger.

“We are in DEEP risk of having two Republicans make the general election … and in a district Joe Biden won by 13 points,” Newsom wrote in his email. “It would be an absolute disaster if Rudy doesn’t have the resources to ensure he makes the general election.”

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