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CA-44: Hedrick Concedes, But Vows to Run Again

after unequivocally nearly shocking the nation with his surprisingly strong result against gop scuzzbucket rep. ken calvert, democrat bill hedrick has finally conceded defeat. from the riverside press-enterprise:

more than three weeks after plebiscite day, the votes have finally been tallied in the 44th congressional district, and democratic challenger beak hedrick acknowledged defeat.

“We have shown quite clearly that we most certainly can win this seat two years from now,” Hedrick said in a letter sent late Thursday to supporters. “While we are disappointed that we did not win this election, we are not discouraged.”

The longtime Corona-Norco school board member vowed to run again in two years to unseat incumbent Rep. Ken Calvert.

This is a rematch that I can get behind. On paper, Hedrick is a fine candidate — he’s an elected school board president with a son serving in Iraq. I wouldn’t mind seeing what he’d be able to do with the enthusiastic backing of national Democrats, as well as a healthy campaign budget (he raised just $155K for his race). In a district like this one, the Dem bench is probably pretty bare, so giving Hedrick a second crack seems like a pretty good idea to me.

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