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LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Less than two weeks from Election Day, the fight over new California U.S. House maps that could erase up to five Republican seats is starting to look like a lopsided match-up, with opponents running low on campaign ads and options.<\/p>\n

The dynamics of the race can still change, and ballot questions have a history<\/a> of quirky outcomes in California. But industry data show TV advertising spending \u2014 the main pipeline to voters in the vast state \u2014 dropping off dramatically by Republicans and other critics of the proposal.<\/p>\n

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