WNU Editor: Yesterday's special election for a US Congressional seat in Los Angeles county has surprised a lot of observers, with the Republican challenger winning by almost 11%. This is a worrisome development for U.S. Democrats. This is a swing riding, and this was a gain for the Democrat party in 2018 when the challenger Katie Hill won with 54% of the vote. Hillary Clinton won this district by 6% in 2016. This district is also 35% Hispanic, and Whites are a minority (45%). And while Rep. Katie Hill did resign because of a "sex scandal" and reports of drug abuse, her Democrat replacement (Christy Smith) has a stellar resume and background and was endorsed by everyone from the Los Angeles Times to Democrat leaders in California. Democrats control the state of California, and they invested heavily in this race. Clearly it did not work out.
Update: Republicans also won the Congressional seat in Wisconsin's Seventh Congressional District special election by about 15% (results here). This is Trump country. I expected the margin of victory to be larger.
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