Coronavirus muddles competitive House special election in California.
"After more than a year of running, the differences between my opponent and me are obvious - I am a former Navy fighter pilot and small businessman who wants to lower taxes for Californians, while my opponent is a liberal Assemblywoman who wants to raise taxes in Washington because that's exactly what she's done in Sacramento," Garcia said in a statement to ABC News.
Former President Barack Obama speaks at a rally to support Michigan democratic candidates, Oct. 26, 2018, in Detroit. Smith’s campaign often stresses the importance of having a representative in Washington with the experience to deliver economic relief to Americans amid the coronavirus outbreak, seeking to set her apart from her opponent, a political novice.
Twenty fifth District congressional candidate and former Navy combat pilot Mike Garcia addresses supporters in Simi Valley, Calif., Jan. 28, 2020.But experts say that although crimes relating to ballots aren’t non-existent, they are rare - and oftentimes don’t align with the narrative questioning the integrity of the process.
"For years, Trump has lied repeatedly about election integrity and has never backed up his claims with any evidence—his own 'election integrity' commission folded without proving a single case of voter fraud," Padilla said."His claims are nothing but a blatant effort to undermine confidence in our elections and distract from his failure to respond to our current health crisis.
But come the fall, experts suggest a different electorate could mean a different dynamic, even with the same two candidates.
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