Democrats’ endorsement process spurs claim of corruption

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Eleven days after congressional candidate Harley Rouda finished a distant second in a straw poll of local Democratic Party insiders, he sent an email to supporters condemning the vote.
“It is a rigged process, with widespread corruption,” wrote the Laguna Beach businessman and first-time candidate.
Party officials refuted the claim, including specifics that Rouda’s campaign said supported the accusation.
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