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Regardless of the outcome on the Democratic side, Chen’s challenge will be growing his support beyond the 37% of the vote he had in preliminary primary returns. Bush’s administration and won the support of the left-leaning Los Angeles Times editorial board.įour Democrats divided the party’s vote, with incomplete returns showing Malia Cohen leading the pack. The top vote-getter in Tuesday’s primary for the job was Republican Lanhee Chen, the son of immigrants from Taiwan who holds multiple Harvard University degrees, served in President George W. The party’s best chance of breaking that dismal record might be in a little-recognized agency that plays a watchdog role over public dollars - the state controller. Republicans haven’t won a statewide race in heavily Democratic California since 2006.
The contest will test whether a left-leaning city in which Republicans represent a mere 13% of voters will embrace a change in direction for the first time in decades. Bass and her allies have compared Caruso to former President Donald Trump and argue he’s more interested in power than the plight of struggling people on the streets. The developer of high-end malls who sits on the board of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation spent more than $40 million on the contest, much of it from his estimated $4.3 billion fortune. Karen Bass, a stalwart in the party’s progressive wing, in a November runoff that will bring a stark contrast to voters. He was running first in preliminary returns and will face Democratic Rep. In LA, Caruso positioned himself as an outsider challenging the city’s progressive establishment amid an unabated homeless crisis, soaring rents and home prices, and worries over crime. But results Tuesday suggested voters who might lean toward lofty ideals also want results on the street. Los Angeles and San Francisco have long been in the vanguard of progressive politics.