Los Angeles news online: Golden State's political realities may test strength of national mood

Golden State's political realities may test strength of national mood
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politics on 07/09/2010 07:00:00
 
Republicans are fired up but lag in registration. Democrats have boosted their
ranks but lack motivation. And top-of-the-ticket races are too close to call
with eight weeks to go.
 With the voters' verdict only eight nail-biting weeks away, the outcome of
California's general election rests on the answer to one question: What happens
when the national Republican wave crashes into the state's Democratic seawall?