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Rudy Salas: “It was raining on election day, and we had a really low…”

Featuring: Rudy Salas, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House California, District 22

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Interview with 22nd Congressional District candidate Rudy Salas

Published | Video Starts at 01:56

You know, we just got to motivate people to get out and vote and let them understand why this is so important to them. We know in November, you know, people were dealing with a lot of national issues. It was raining on election day, and we had a really low turnout, even for the Central Valley and especially for this district. It was historically one of the lowest. One of the better things about this cycle, though, is we know it's a presidential year. (01:56–02:03)

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Asserts that rain on election day contributed to historically low voter turnout in the Central Valley and his district.

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