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sentences that state something as happening or true
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22%
4 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
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California governor candidates Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra made the rounds in the Los Angeles area Monday as voters prepare to render their final verdicts in the Tuesday midterm election.
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voters → make → election
Data shows high early turnout as voters statewide weigh in on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s replacement, the next mayor of Los Angeles and a number of key congressional races that could shape the balance of power in Washington.
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that → show → Washington
Becerra, the Dem frontrunner, joined embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass at Los Angeles’ Homegirl Cafe Monday — greeting dozens of customers and staff at the restaurant, which offers on-the-job training to ex-gang members and formerly incarcerated people.
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which → join → members
Asked by The California Post how he was feeling on the eve of the election, Becerra was upbeat.
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Becerra → ask → election
Especially if I get some of those chilaquiles,” Becerra said, referring to the famed Homegirl Cafe menu item.
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Becerra → get → item
Bass, who’s fighting for her job against challenger Nithya Raman, gushed over Becerra as “the next governor of California” and noted their work together at the House of Representatives.
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who → fight → Representatives
“We were colleagues together, worked together on the Hill, and I know he’s going to do a wonderful job,” Bass said.
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Bass → work → job
Hilton, meanwhile, hammered on his affordability message at an event in Compton.
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Hilton → hammer → Compton
The Republican former Fox News host renewed his vow to bring gas prices down to $3 per gallon, chatting with one Spanish-speaking local woman about the prospect of voting for cheaper gas in a clip posted to social media.
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host → renew → media
“Sí, claro!” the woman responded, which translates to: “Yes, of course.”
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which → respond → course
Hilton, who’s trailing by double digits in recent governor polls, has planned a final campaign rally Monday evening at Pier Plaza and Amphitheater in Huntington Beach.
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who → trail → Beach
Election watchers are anticipating high turnout nationwide for the midterm elections as Democrats try to retake control of Congress.
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Democrats → anticipate → Congress
In California, more than 6.4 million ballots had been cast as of Sunday, according to the California Secretary of State.
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ballots → cast → State
That was a 17% increase compared to the 5.47 million that had been returned the day before the November 2022 midterm election.
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that → compare → election
Pollster Paul Mitchell, of Political Data Inc, said his tracking shows an even larger increase.
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tracking → say → increase
California’s early voting is running “well over” 2022 levels, according to pollster Paul Mitchell of Political Data Inc, whose firm uses slightly different methodology to track ballots.
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firm → run → ballots
Registered Democrats had returned roughly 3 million ballots as of early Monday afternoon, representing 51% of the nearly 5.9 million returns, according to Political Data Inc’s tracker.
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Democrats → register → tracker
Republicans accounted for about 1.62 million returned ballots, or 28%, while voters registered with no party preference or other parties returned roughly 1.25 million, or 21%.
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voters → account → million
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