In November, Waters is facing Republican Omar Navarro, 29, a small business owner. The 79-year-old incumbent beat Navarro in 2016 with 76 percent of the vote, and outpaced him again in the June “jungle primary” (in which both parties can run) with 72 percent of the vote.
“She is going to be re-elected no matter what,” Anderson said. “She comes knocking and other politicians in California to say, ‘do you want my endorsement,’ because she knows they don’t want her opposing them.”
Her rising profile in opposing Trump likely gives her more clout, Anderson said.
“If you don’t pay to be on her slate, then maybe you’re one of Trump’s people,” Anderson said. “A local politician, like a judge, does not want to be on her bad side.”
What’s interesting about the 43rd district, is that it’s around 46-percent Hispanic, and only 26-percent Black. If Navarro could just connect to his core community, and get 60-percent of them to show up and vote Latino...he’d win over Waters.