The 'Kavanaugh effect' comes to California
by Laura Barrón-López
| October 24, 2018 11:54 AM
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Democrat Katie Hill was pulling away from incumbent Republican Steve Knight in the polls, and then Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court.
The confirmation fight over Kavanaugh gave Knight a boost, according to polling conducted by Hill’s campaign, and now, two weeks out from Election Day, the Los Angeles-area House race is neck-and-neck.
Hill relayed the urgency to supporters during a roundtable with them last week in her Simi Valley field office in California’s 25th Congressional District, which stretches from Simi Valley through the San Gabriel mountains into Palmdale.
“Kavanaugh happened, and the polling has tightened since, so we’re exactly tied again,†Hill told the room of dedicated supporters, urging them to have conversations with potential voters about the issue.
Hill’s polling found that 52 percent of those surveyed supported the Senate’s decision to confirm Kavanaugh, compared with 45 percent of likely voters who did not.
“The stories that we need to tell are how this really impacts you as a woman and what we’re saying for our daughters,†Hill said. “There’s this total misunderstanding and I had to have this conversation even with my dad.â€
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