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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, then-Democratic congressional candidate Harley Rouda speaks during a campaign event in Laguna Beach, Calif. Rouda win the race for California's 48th district. California is one of the most heavily Democratic states in the country, but Republicans this year are determined to regain a string of U.S. House seats the party lost to Democrats two years ago. President Donald Trump, who wants the House back under GOP control and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demoted, has said that with hard work Republicans "can pick up seven seats in the state of California." (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, then-Democratic congressional candidate Harley Rouda speaks during a campaign event in Laguna Beach, Calif. Rouda win the race for California's 48th district. California is one of the most heavily Democratic states in the country, but Republicans this year are determined to regain a string of U.S. House seats the party lost to Democrats two years ago. President Donald Trump, who wants the House back under GOP control and House Speaker…

March 4, 2020

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Republicans hope for US House turnaround in California
March 4, 2020 10:23 p.m.

Republicans hope for US House turnaround in California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pair of California Republicans were leading Democratic incumbents Wednesday in battleground congressional districts as the GOP tries to position itself to win back a string of U.S. House seats it lost two years ago.