Morning Jolt: Could Los Angeles Elect a (Relatively) Conservative Mayor?

On the menu today: Los Angeles is days way from a mayoral primary that is likely to send a signal about how much the political center of gravity has shifted in recent years, and the local media out there are fuming that no criticism seems to stick to billionaire Rick Caruso. Meanwhile, remember monkeypox? And President Biden breaks new ground as he offers an inaccurate recollection of a recent conversation in written op-ed form.

Don't Sleep on 'Teflon Rick' and the Los Angeles Mayor's Race

Back on May 16, this newsletter pointed out that Rick Caruso, who is conservative by Los Angeles standards and who became a registered Democrat about 20 minutes ago, was a lock for the runoff and had a small chance of winning the race outright in the June 7 primary.

All of the polling puts Caruso and his top rival, Democratic congresswoman Karen Bass, in the low- to mid-30s in a nine-candidate race ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 02 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 02 2022 Could Los Angeles Elect a (Relatively) Conservative Mayor? On the menu today: Los Angeles is days way from a mayoral primary that is likely to send a signal about how much the political center of gravity has shifted in recent years, and the local media out there are fuming that no criticism seems to stick to billionaire Rick Caruso. Meanwhile, remember monkeypox? And President Biden breaks new ground as he offers an inaccurate recollection of a recent conversation in written op-ed form. Don't Sleep on 'Teflon Rick' and the Los Angeles Mayor's Race Back on May 16, this newsletter pointed out that Rick Caruso, who is conservative by Los Angeles standards and who became a registered Democrat about 20 minutes ago, was a lock for the runoff and had a small chance of winning the race outright in the June 7 primary. All of the polling puts Caruso and his top rival, Democratic congresswoman Karen Bass, in the low- to mid-30s in a nine-candidate race ...   READ MORE

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