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Blue California may turn red Low turnout of Latinos, other minorities could defeat Democrats By Tony Castro, Staff Writer 01/30/2010 Voter apathy among Latinos and other minority voters threatens to turn traditionally blue state California into another Massachusetts-like shocker in this year's midterm elections, political experts are warning. The importance of the turnout among Latinos and other minorities, according to several political consultants and strategists, underscores the tenuous position of statewide Democratic candidates in a new Field Poll showing them in trouble with white voters. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer trailed Republican challenger Tom Campbell, 46 percent to 43 percent...

If Republicans want to build on Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts' Senate race in historically blue California this fall, they'll have to overcome the state GOP's inability to win over ethnic voters, or hope those voters stay home. That's the implication of findings from a new Field Poll of California voters released this week in collaboration with New America Media. The poll, which was conducted in six languages across California's white, black, Hispanic, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese communities, found that while incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and likely Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerry Brown hold modest leads or trail potential Republican...