Friday, June 5, 2026

LA: Who’s Surprised?

"Los Angeles is at a tipping point. If there is a majority of such progressive voters, then Los Angeles will continue its descent into the abyss to which there is no bottom."   Whitson G. Waldo, III


LA: Who’s Surprised? - American Thinker   "The results of the Los Angeles mayoral primary are disappointing to the rest of America but unsurprising. It appears the voters of that great American city are satisfied with surpassing malgovernance as long as the mayor has a (D) behind his or her name.

"Karen Bass apparently won a plurality of the votes counted so far. Of course, this is a Blue City, so votes will continue to be counted until the correct result is achieved. Distress comes from realizing that if all the votes for the even more extreme progressive Nithya Raman were added to Bass’s then a majority results.

"The only good news is that Spencer Pratt looks likely to make it to the runoff with Bass. This despite voting irregularities already discovered. For example, almost 13,000 votes were counted containing nearly zero votes for Pratt. Considering that an early report had Pratt with a quarter of the vote, this is a statistically suspicious result. Don’t expect any further investigation by authorities suspecting criminal behavior.

"Karen Bass has presided over the decline of Los Angeles for almost four years. Fortunately, considering the apparent ignorance and stupidity of the voters, she can be re-elected only once. But, it would be best if she were single-termed." . . . More...

Californians Deserve Better Than Endless, Fraud-Prone Vote Counting – Issues & Insights   "President Donald Trump has been having a field day with the agonizingly slow vote count in California’s primary.

“The Dumocrats are at it again!” he posted Thursday on Truth Social. “They are trying to STEAL THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA PRIMARY, AND THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES, PRIMARY, AWAY FROM TWO GREAT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.”

"Which, of course, set off a frenzy of “Trump lies” responses from Democrats and the press.

"But even if Trump is wrong about fraud, he’s right to complain about this laughably inept process." . . .


From Pete Wilson’s California to One-Party Decline: Steve Hilton’s Poll Lead Gives Me Hope   . . . "This decline did not happen by accident. It is the predictable result of expansive government, regulatory overload, and a refusal to hold individuals accountable. As someone with a career in financial services, I have seen firsthand how policies that punish success and reward dependency erode prosperity.

"Meanwhile, Governor Gavin Newsom has been jet-setting around the world like a rock star on a farewell tour, telling international audiences that President Trump is “temporary.” This is the same governor who lectured Californians on strict COVID lockdowns and masking rules while he attended a lavish, maskless dinner party at the exclusive French Laundry restaurant with lobbyists and donors during the height of the pandemic." . . .

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