Dana Rohracher's re-election chances downgraded to "likely"

5 July 2008, 11:19 pm

Can Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook beat Congressman Dana Rohrabacher in the 46th Congressional District? "Charlie Cook's Cook Political Report, a leading predictor of congressional races each year, just put out an update and has downgraded Rep. Dana Rohrabacher's re-election from "solid Republican" to "likely Republican," according to the Total Buzz blog. "The upgrade represents the only movement in solid Republican districts on the West Coast. Notably, it's the first Orange County congressional race to be considered competitive since Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez's 1996 race against incumbent Bob Dornan. Movement in the Cook Political Report (no relation to the candidate) is considered significant, because it is closely watched by political insiders, the media and the national political parties," according to a press release from Debbie Cook's campaign that was published in the Orange Punch blog. Click here to read the rest of this article.... read more

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