[dropcap size=big]M[/dropcap]ore than a third of the primary election ballots remain to be counted in Orange County, but one thing is clear: It's going to be a Democrat-versus-Republican death match in the 39th, 45th, 48th, and 49th Congressional District, the races that national Democratic leaders say must be won to get the House back from Republicans in November.
These are the districts that the national media spent un chingo of time arguing whether they reflect the "new Orange County", the one that voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and is majority-minority. If you believe them, the Dems have the Republicans running scurred and will most likely win in the general election, ushering in the downfall of Trump.
But the outsider press corps doesn't know the bigger stories behind each district and candidate. And as it stands, the GOP will probably easily win the Big Four races, making talk of a blue wave taking over OC premature (just as I predicted).