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What the Senate race ads say about Harris, Sanchez
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May 16, 2016
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What the Senate race ads say about Harris, Sanchez
Ads are hitting the airwaves in California and top candidates in the Senate race are making their case as to why they should replace long-time incumbent, Barbara Boxer.
From left to right: Duf Sundheim, Kamala Harris, Loretta Sanchez, Ron Unz, Tom Del Beccaro at a debate at KPBS in San Diego, May 10, 2016.
From left to right: Duf Sundheim, Kamala Harris, Loretta Sanchez, Ron Unz, Tom Del Beccaro at a debate at KPBS in San Diego, May 10, 2016.
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Ads are hitting the airwaves in California and top candidates in the Senate race are making their case as to why they should replace long-time incumbent, Barbara Boxer.

Ads are hitting the airwaves in California and top candidates in the Senate race are making their case as to why they should replace long-time incumbent, Barbara Boxer.

"This is basically a contest between two Democrats who are fairly similar when it comes to the issues," said Cathleen Decker, politics columnist at the LA Times. "So the framing is more [about] personality and life experience than proposals."

Also, both Attorney General Kamala Harris and Orange County Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez are making a big push to appeal to the Spanish-speaking voters. Here's Harris' ad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfsKxwwfa8Y

And here's the spot from Congresswoman Sanchez' campaign:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwVVZyD3yu0