Original sentence: The Orange County Republican Party, still smarting after the defeat of former Congressman Robert Dornan in 1996 to Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez for which Lopez's organization contributed by registering tens of thousands of new citizens, directed the recall campaign with party cadre and resources
Edited sentence: The Orange County Republican Party, still smarting after the defeat of arch-conservative former Congressman Robert Dornan in 1996 to Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez for which Lopez's organization contributed by registering tens of thousands of new citizens, directed the recall campaign with party cadre and resources