Backlash against Trump, ICE raids, gas prices fuels changing political tide in California heartland

Ian James, Nicole Nixon·Los Angeles Times·November 9, 2026

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Resilient Republican David Valadao in the San Joaquin Valley can't survive Trump backlash, loses seat to Randy Villegas, a Democrat who ran on economic populism.

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