GOP Rep. Michelle Steel wins reelection after campaign marked by charges of red-baiting, racism
LA TimesDemocrat Jay Chen and Republican Rep. Michelle Steele faced off in a contentious campaign to represent a congressional district centered in Orange County and created to empower Asian American voters. GOP Rep. Michelle Steel held on to her congressional seat after a campaign that included claims of red-baiting, misogyny and racism in a congressional district created to empower Asian American voters. “My opponent refused to debate me, refused to hold town halls, refused on-camera interviews with news media, and ran a campaign of fear and division to hide her voting record.” Steel, who is Korean American, and Chen, who is Taiwanese American, competed to represent California’s new 45th District, which straddles Los Angeles and Orange counties. A Steel ad featured actors portraying Chinese Communist Party officers calling Chen “one of us, a socialist comrade.” Red and yellow signs placed in the district labeled the Democrat “China’s choice.” Veterans denounced the attack as a dishonest slur against a military officer.
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