“Even Congressman Darrell Issa, who anointed Diane Harkey as his chosen successor, doesn’t believe she stands a chance to win. And with her track record of profiting off her family’s Ponzi scheme that preyed on senior citizens’ retirement accounts to fund her political campaigns, he’s right.” – DCCC spokesperson Drew Godinich
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“Issa already announced his plans to retire next year and said that he’s skeptical about whether Republicans will be able to hold on to his seat despite having an “excellent” candidate in Diane Harkey. “My district is one of those districts that will be a swing district as it’s currently designed,” he said.”
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With two congressmen as keynote speakers, the pending midterm races were not far from the conversation Wednesday. Both men expressed cautious optimism in their party’s chances in November but acknowledged maintaining a GOP majority will be a tough fight. Issa already announced his plans to retire next year and said that he’s skeptical about whether Republicans will be able to hold on to his seat despite having an “excellent” candidate in Diane Harkey. “My district is one of those districts that will be a swing district as it’s currently designed,” he said.
And Collins, who has hopes of becoming chairman of the House Judiciary Committee next year, said he thinks the Republicans will keep the majority. He added, however, that “it’s going to be tighter moving forward.”