In the race for California's Senate District 19, incumbent Republican Rosilicie Ochoa-Bogh faces Democrat Lisa Middleton in what is expected to be a competitive contest. This district, which encompasses parts of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, has seen shifting political allegiances in recent years, making it a key battleground in the upcoming elections.
With the race to Election Day entering the homestretch, the Harris and Trump campaigns are in a full out sprint to reach independent voters, knowing full well that independents have been the deciding vote in every presidential contest since the Obama era. And like clockwork every election season, debates are arising about who independent voters are, whether they matter and even whether they actually exist at all.