One of the House races that Democrats flipped from red to blue this election was California’s 45th congressional district in Orange County. Democratic newcomer Derek Tran narrowly defeated the incumbent Michelle Steel by about 650 votes in the nation’s most expensive House race. Melanie Mason, senior political reporter at Politico, covered that race and says Tran’s victory “blew up the Democratic Playbook.” She joins Scott to discuss how Tran managed to beat Steel in what was a very challenging political climate for Democrats.
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A Win For Identity Politics? How Newcomer Derek Tran “Blew Up The Democratic Playbook”
GARDEN GROVE, CA - NOVEMBER 05: The Tran family, Derek Tran, his wife Michelle Nguyen, and children Landen, 2, Bryson, 8, and Olivia, 6, on stage during an election night watch party at the Marriott Suites Garden Grove in Garden Grove on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
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