Candidate cuts party ties in challenge of Rep. Ed Royce

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Buena Park’s Julio Castaneda, a longtime Democrat, went all-in for Bernie Sanders last year, working as a “super volunteer” in central Orange County. When Hillary Clinton prevailed in the primary, the 33-year-old defected to the Green Party and ended up voting for that party’s nominee, Jill Stein.
But he became disillusioned with the Greens too, concluding that they were not a viable option and changing his re