It must have killed the HuffPost to report it on Saturday, but in California’s 25th congressional district, Republican candidate and former fighter pilot Mike Garcia is slated to beat Democrat politician Christy Smith in the Tuesday election to fill the seat. The seat is vacant because freshman Democrat Katie Hill had to resign when she admitted to various romantic relationships with sundry associates, many of the assignations held during working hours and using federal time and resources.

HuffPost: “Absentee ballot returns and internal polling from both parties indicate that Mike Garcia, a GOP former fighter pilot and defense industry executive running with Trump’s endorsement, is now a clear favorite over Assemblywoman Christy Smith, ‘There are no two ways to slice it. We are down right now. Republicans are turning in their ballots faster than Democrats. We might just lose this toss-up election,’ said a Smith aide in a letter to supporters.”

Thus, as the Democrats pound the president for allegedly botching the coronavirus response, a Trump-backed Republican in a Democrat district is winning the race and the argument.

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HuffPost: “Even though Democrats outnumber Republicans in the district, Republicans have greatly outnumbered Democrats in returning the ballots that were mailed to every voter in the district because of the pandemic.” Gee, Governor Newsom, guess that mail-in ballot only edict you just signed doesn’t have quite the effect you intended, eh?

President Trump commented on Saturday, “So in California, the Democrats, who fought like crazy to get all mail in only ballots, and succeeded, have just opened a voting booth in the most Democrat area in the State. They are trying to steal another election. It’s all rigged out there. These votes must not count. SCAM!”

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Smith’s loss would be a blow to the California Democrats, who all thought this race was in the bag. But they didn’t count on voters seeing through their falsehoods and the genuine popular appeal of pilot Mike Garcia over a typical Democrat liberal state politician.

Garcia, a veteran and first-generation American, is a candidate from MGM central casting. A good military record, business experience, and a solid platform that reflects his district (not Sacramento) has put him on top. His opponent isn’t so lucky or competent.

HuffPost: “And Smith has made embarrassing missteps and struggled with fundraising in an ultra-expensive district. Democrats were initially confident of holding onto the seat after Hill’s resignation following a messy scandal where nude photos of her were leaked on the Internet and she admitted to an affair with a campaign staffer. (She denied having an affair with a member of congressional staff, which would have violated House ethics rules.) …Hill and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee quickly backed Smith to replace her. Smith finished first in the all-party jungle primary, earning 36 percent of the vote. (Her main Democratic competition, Young Turks host Cenk Uygur, earned just 6 percent.)”

Mike Garcia and the GOP amplified the president’s tweet: “Even after every voter received a ballot, they are desperate and trying to change the rules to steal an election. We can’t let them succeed!!” By the way it looks now, they won’t.

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This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on May 11, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.

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