QAnon and red-baiting: California midterm races turn vitriolic

Tension reflects the heated battle between Democrats and Republicans for control of the House, a fight in which the state is key

In Orange county, California, Republican congresswoman Michelle Steel is running ads using doctored images to depict her Democratic opponent Jay Chen as sympathetic to communist China. In Los Angeles, incumbent Democratic representative Jimmy Gomez has sent out flyers accusing his progressive challenger David Kim of campaigning with QAnon support".

In several congressional districts in the Golden state, close races in recent weeks have become vitriolic.