These California Republicans have one advantage in the race for Congress: Money

California Republicans are headed for tough electoral terrain, with new redistricting favoring Democrats, but one factor could help them survive: campaign cash. As CalMatters reports, bitter Democratic primaries in the state's two remaining competitive House districts have left Democratic candidates financially exhausted. In the Twenty-Second District, Republican incumbent David Valadao has more than three point three million dollars in the bank compared to Democrat Randy Villegas, who holds only about five hundred seventy-one thousand. Further south, Republican Jim Desmond has one point two million to Democrat Marni von Wilpert's eight hundred twenty-five thousand. That edge was amplified by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month that lifted restrictions on party spending coordination with candidates, giving Republicans access to lower television advertising rates that previously favored Democrats. CalMatters notes the national Republican committees are capitalizing on this shift: the Republican National Committee has more than one hundred twenty-five million dollars, while the Democratic National Committee is three million dollars in debt. How aggressively Republicans spend that advantage in California remains uncertain, though, with expensive media markets potentially redirecting those resources to districts where the party has better chances of flipping seats.

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