Word from Washington is that Democrats are again focusing on Rep. Brian Bilbray for the 2010 campaign. His 50.2 percent level of support leaves him vulnerable to so-called “Obama Republicans,” who may support a Democrat if things are going well with the Obama program. Here are a selection of recent articles on the topic…

“Democrats size up GOP House districts”
by John Marelius, the San Diego Union-Tribune, April 13, 2009

Democrats looking to expand their majority in Congress in the 2010 election are zeroing in on 35 Republican-held House districts that President Barack Obama carried last year, including Rep. Brian Bilbray’s in North County. Read more…

“California Dems Target 8 GOP Districts”
by Carla Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle April 4, 2009

California GOP voter registration is “dropping like a rock, a new study shows, declining so fast that Democratic Party officials see an unprecedented opportunity to gain voters and House seats in the 2010 election. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has targeted 35 districts across the country represented by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives – including eight in California – that were won by Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, said Jennifer Crider, the committee spokeswoman…. Read more…

“Democrats see Golden opportunities against Calif.’s Obama GOPers“
by Aaron Blake, The Hill, March 25, 2009

The earliest House battleground state of the 2010 election is … California?

The notoriously gerrymandered state is shaping up to be pivotal in the battle for the House, with Democrats lining up targets they didn’t even know they had five months ago… enthusiasm is a direct result of President Obama’s success in the state. Obama carried eight GOP-held districts there and buoyed the Democratic congressional candidates while he was at it. Most of those races featured under-funded and unheralded Democratic candidates who wound up with respectable — and in some cases, shockingly close — losses. The clear 2010 targets are Reps. Brian Bilbray. Read more…

“And what’s very notable is the districts in California the D-Tripthe D-Trip is hitting”
Calitics, February 2, 2009

“The DCCC the campaign arm for Democrats in the House, has launched radio ads in 28 districts nationwide attacking House Republicans for their obstruction on the stimulus package… This is pretty early to be making such a move. And what’s very notable is the districts in California the D-Trip is hitting…Representative Dan Lungren (CA-03) , Representative Elton Gallegy (CA-24) Representative Ken Calvert* (CA-44) Representative Brian Bilbray (CA-50). Read more…

Thanks to Francine Busby for several of these links.