Rep. Darrell Issa said in a fundraising appeal Wednesday that he is mounting an effort to challenge the legality of some ballots still being counted in his tight re-election race.
A similar move to question certain ballots is being carried out by the campaign of his Democratic opponent, Doug Applegate.
Both campaigns say such efforts are routine in close elections. Issa, however, made the claim in his message that “liberals are trying to steal the election.”
The Vista Republican said that he led by just under 2 percentage points but that he expects that lead to shrink.
“The truth is, there are enough ballots left to be counted that I could still lose. I am optimistic that’s not going to happen though,” he said in the message.
More here
