Anti-Trump Left EATS THEIR OWN In Calif.

Having a crowded field sounds like a great problem to have, right? Not really, because so many people thought they could capitalize on anti-Trump sentiment that divisions in the party are becoming evident. In California,  where Democrats need to perform to take the House back from Republicans, they have non-partisan. “top two”  primaries. If too many Dems run, they can fail to put a Democrat on the ballot.

From CBS:

Fresh-faced Democrats are packing U.S. House races nationwide, inspired to run in the Trump era with hopes of seizing long-held Republican seats in a much-anticipated “blue wave.” But in California, Democrats will find out in June if all that enthusiasm has a downside.

With an open primary that sends the two highest vote-getters to the November general election regardless of affiliation, party leaders fret the crowded fields in several races could splinter the vote enough to lock Democrats out. That fear is most acute in three Southern California districts that are top party targets with multiple Republicans and Democrats running.Failing to field a candidate in a California race could have national implications. The party needs to flip at least 24 Republican seats, and the cluster of California districts could prove a critical piece of the puzzle.

The party’s national campaign arm joined the fray last week, committing resources to Navy veteran Gil Cisneros in the 39th District, where Republican Rep. Ed Royce is retiring. By putting Cisneros on the “Red to Blue” list, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is signaling to donors that he is the most viable candidate among the six Democrats seeking the seat against seven Republicans.

There are several districts where Democrats are so anxious to do battle with President Trump that they risk diluting their votes, which will at least cost them valuable resources, and at worst, make it where a Democrat won’t be on the ballot in a national race. Trump is draining the swamp is ways he never imagined. 

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