Daryl Issa may have a real chance for defeat this election: His Democratic opponent is a retired Marine Corps colonel who spent 32 years in the service and ended it at Camp Pendleton (in the district). He was within a few percentage points in the open primary. Issa has gone all out for Trump, so a Trump defeat might sink him too. The district is relatively wealthy but has become increasingly Hispanic and other minorities.
Applegate is fantastically qualified, being a lawyer, an infantry officer, a judge advocate, and having blue collar roots.
