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Why California's early GOP leads may be a 'red mirage'
Original: Why California’s early returns favoring the GOP can be a ‘red mirage’
Early vote counts in California elections often show Republicans ahead before later-counted ballots, which tend to lean Democratic, erase those leads. Analysts call this pattern a 'red mirage.' Observers are warning against reading too much into initial returns as counting continues across the state's competitive races.
Why now: Early returns in recent California elections showed GOP leads that later shifted as more ballots were counted, prompting caution about premature conclusions.
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