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"We don't have clean drinking water in some areas of our district, " Mr. Vidak says.
WSJ: Allysia Finley: A Farmers' Rebellion Lifts the California GOP
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Assuming Mr. Vidak wins, Democrats will have an opportunity to reclaim the seat in 2014.
WSJ: Allysia Finley: A Farmers' Rebellion Lifts the California GOP
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What's more, Mr. Vidak's strong showing has put the state GOP in the unfamiliar position of feeling hopeful.
WSJ: Allysia Finley: A Farmers' Rebellion Lifts the California GOP
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Despite Democrats' huge funding and voter advantage, Mr. Vidak was leading Ms. Perez by six points late Friday.
WSJ: Allysia Finley: A Farmers' Rebellion Lifts the California GOP
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She raised twice as much money as Mr. Vidak, but 90% of her contributions came from outside the district.
WSJ: Allysia Finley: A Farmers' Rebellion Lifts the California GOP
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Meanwhile, California's bullet train, beloved by liberals, will slash through Mr. Vidak's district and raze hundreds of farms, homes and businesses.
WSJ: Allysia Finley: A Farmers' Rebellion Lifts the California GOP
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"My dream always was to have a few cows, " Mr. Vidak says.
WSJ: Allysia Finley: A Farmers' Rebellion Lifts the California GOP
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The white, middle-aged man appeared to come straight from the California GOP's central casting, but Mr. Vidak is more salt-of-the-earth than many of his new compatriots in Sacramento.
WSJ: Allysia Finley: A Farmers' Rebellion Lifts the California GOP
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Meanwhile, local farmers and businesses recruited the 47-year-old Mr. Vidak, a third-generation Valley farmer who narrowly lost his challenge to Democratic Rep. Jim Costa in 2010, to run on the Republican ticket.
WSJ: Allysia Finley: A Farmers' Rebellion Lifts the California GOP