SD05: GOP Pulls Aghazarian TV Ads

Democratic and Republican sources have informed CMR that the GOP has pulled the plug on future ads for Assemblymember Greg Aghazarian's bid to replace termed out Democratic Senator Mike Machado in California's 5th Senate District. Aghazarian's Democratic opponent, Assemblymember Lois Wolk, is up around 20 points in internal polling, so Republicans have decided to cut their losses.

For their part, Senate Democrats are confident in a Wolk victory and have shifted their focus to former Assemblymember Hannah-Beth Jackson's bid to replace termed out Senator Tom McClintock in the 19th Senate District. She faces Republican former Assemblymember Tony Strickland in a race where Strickland has gone to the hilt to greenwash his abysmal environmental record. Senate Democrats have also deployed resources in the 30th Assembly District race that pits Democratic Shafter Mayor Fran Florez against Republican Danny Gilmore, a former California Highway Patrol officer. Senate Democrats have a special interest in that race considering Florez' son is Senator Dean Florez.

With the Machado seat now safely in Democratic hands, Republicans in California are left with only two potential state and federal pickups: Assembly District 30, which is currently occupied by Democrat-in-name-only Nicole Parra, and Congressional District 11, where Republican Dean Andal has a plausible though unlikely chance at unseating Rep. Jerry McNerney. Meanwhile, Democrats are on the offense in California in at least a dozen legislative and congressional races.

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