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Longtime Kern County Republican Party leader Cathy Abernathy poses for a photo on April 19, 2022, at her office in Bakersfield, Calif. Abernathy, who first hired McCarthy as a young congressional intern a generation ago, said she's not convinced Republicans will be able to win control this fall, despite outside analysis suggesting the election is theirs to lose. (AP Photo/Lisa Mascaro)
