Eight-Term GOP Rep. Darrell Issa Predicts Democrats Will Take His Seat: ‘My District Was Never in Play’

There are hours to go before the polls officially close in Tuesday’s midterms, but Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) already called the election in his district.

The congressman got candid during a Fox News interview on America’s Newsroom — predicting he’ll lose the seat he’s held for eight terms.

“My district was never in play this cycle, and so it was never funded, and quite frankly we know the results already and there will be a Democrat representing La Jolla and Solana Beach for the first time in a number of years,” he said.

However, Issa was confident that in the future, the GOP would have the opportunity to regain power in his state, adding, “I have to remind people I took that part of the district from a Democrat and someday it will be taken back. For now California is leaning very hard to the left.”

Part of his party’s downfall, Issa explained, was  that it was “outspent two or three to one in a number of these seats,” but it still put up a fight.

“But there’s been enough money to get the message out that the growth in job and economy has to do with policies not from California, but from Washington that are making a difference in our economy and the proof is in everyone’s paycheck,” he said.

Watch the clip above via Fox News.

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