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...Takano, a Republican throughout college, now finds himself the Democratic contender in a closely paired race for the 43rd congressional district of Riverside County...
...whole family is Republican and I was a Republican all the way through college," Takano said. "But my Harvard education really had an impact. It truly made me smarter. I became a Democrat," he said...
...Takano said he bucked the trend of the 1980s, when more and more college students adopted the Republican platform...
...They [Republicans] were so ideologically conservative, both economically and culturally," said Takano. "They lost their pragmatism...
...Takano cited Central America, trickle-down economics, the pro-life position and treatment of minority groups as issues that influenced his political conversion...