The race for California governor is on track for a two-person runoff in November between veteran Democratic politician Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton, a British-born television personality endorsed by President Donald Trump.
The race for California governor is on track for a two-person runoff in November between veteran Democratic politician Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton, a British-born television personality endorsed by President Donald Trump. Bloomberg's Jon Herskovitz reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
President Trump is in the news for discussing voter fraud and rigged elections. The media, predictably, is poo-pooing his charges....
President Donald Trump's supporters are spreading a flurry of conspiracy theories about mail ballots after MAGA-aligned reality star Spencer Pratt was eliminated from the Los Angeles mayoral primary race — but he never had a chance, election data analyst Harry Enten told CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Monday evening."Harry, can you tell us what the numbers actually are and what we are looking at in places like L.A.?" asked Collins.Enten started off by acknowledging "we would rather the system be that the votes were counted faster in California." But the fact remains, he continued, "this is ... the dumbest conspiracy theory I've ever heard."For starters, he said, this wasn't even the outcome the Democratic establishment in L.A. wanted. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass "wanted to face Spencer Pratt, for the simple reason that she would easily beat him. You could look at the runoff polls, right? [City Councilwoman] Nithya Raman actually is ahead of Karen Bass. Spencer Pratt was nearly 20 points behind Karen Bass."Indeed, he noted, net favorability polls show Bass "is greatly unpopular," but that Pratt "might be the one person in the [entirety of] Los Angeles who is running for mayor, who is less popular than she was. He would have been a God-given gift to her if she, in fact, faced him in the runoff." This is further underscored, he said, by the fact that Trump, whom Pratt heavily attached himself to, is down around 55 points in the city."What a surprise ... that a Republican is struggling in a city in which just 15 percent of the registered voters in that city are Republican," concluded Enten. "This isn't a conspiracy. It's simple math." - YouTube www.youtube.com
President Donald Trump's efforts to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals in New York City on Monday night astounded one political analyst because of how they blew up in the president's face. Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA Finals game, and was met with boos both inside and outside of the arena. Fans booed his motorcade as it arrived at Madison Square Garden, and he was booed again as the camera panned over to his suite during the National Anthem. Brian Tyler Cohen, a progressive YouTuber, argued on a new episode of his podcast, "Another Day," that Trump's desire to attend the game despite all of the headaches it caused fans was a work of selfishness. "As a result of never seeing a moment he couldn't make about himself, the president of the United States has chosen to launch his own Manhattan project by attending tonight's Knicks game at Madison Square Garden," Cohen said. "Now, to be fair, I understand why he'd want to do this. When you see a sporting event that allows you to apply only one extra color of paint to your face, you want to jump on it immediately. But that feels like a pretty small win compared to the pretty big losses that New Yorkers are experiencing."Cohen noted that Trump is attending the game as his approval ratings decline ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, in which both the House of Representatives and the Senate could fall into Democratic hands. At the same time, Trump caused significant inconvenience for average fans who attended the final game. For instance, the New York Knicks moved the game's watch party from outside the stadium to Bryant Park, and fans waited for upwards of two hours to enter the arena due to additional security measures. Some fans told Trump to "stay home" instead of coming to the game. "It's almost as though Donald Trump prioritizes the wrong things during his presidency," Cohen said. "This president may like attending sporting events, but let's stop pretending that he gives two s---- about New Yorkers. This is a guy who has plenty of cash to raise his family in an apartment in the city, one that included a whole floor for his son to casually graze the rugs on his pet lion. And yet, he chose to depart for less liberal pastures."
Former state Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) and former Fox News host Steve Hilton, a Republican, are projected to advance to the general election for governor of California, according to Decision Desk HQ. Hilton had coalesced GOP support with the help of President Trump’s endorsement, while the Democratic field remained divided over a crowded field…
Republican candidate Steve Hilton won the second of two spots in the California Governor's Primary race on Monday evening, nearly a week after election day. The post BREAKING: Republican Candidate Steve Hilton Advances in California Governor’s Primary Race appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
The California bespoke ballot process is unique in the nation and developed with a previous legal partnership between California politicians and former Attorney General Eric Holder. It has been one week since election day and there are likely many more days of ballot curation ahead. As a consequence, the republican candidate, Steve Hilton, who carries […] The post President Trump Notes California Ballot Curation Likely to Eliminate Steve Hilton appeared first on The Last Refuge.
What does California have to hide? After all, if the voting process were as fair, accurate and secure as Gov. Gavin Newsom and others have claimed, why not allow federal investigators to examine it? The rest of the country is, understandably, alarmed as it watches results come in from the June 2 primary — not...