“Issa quit because he saw the writing on the wall. He barely won in 16, certain loss in 18.”
Issa hasn’t actually quit. He’s going to run in the adjacent district where he has a chance of winning now that Ed Royce, the current incumbent in that district has decided to call it quits.
“Issa hasn’t actually quit. He’s going to run in the adjacent district where he has a chance of winning now that Ed Royce, the current incumbent in that district has decided to call it quits.”
That’s the first I’ve heard of Issa being interested in running for Royce’s seat. I’ve read quite a bit about CA-39 and CA-49, and, by all accounts, Issa is retiring, not switching races, and former Royce aide Young Kim is the consensus GOP choice in Royce’s CA-39 (Board of Equalization member Diane Harkey has gotten the most attention among Republicans seeking the CA-49 seat).