{"id":1514524,"date":"2022-06-14T07:04:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T11:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1514524"},"modified":"2022-06-14T07:04:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T11:04:12","slug":"will-californias-rebuke-of-the-far-left-reverberate-across-the-nation-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-californias-rebuke-of-the-far-left-reverberate-across-the-nation-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Will California\u2019s Rebuke of the Far-Left Reverberate Across the Nation in 2022?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwill-californias-rebuke-of-the-far-left-reverberate-across-the-nation-in-2022%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1514524&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p><em>By Susan Crabtree for RealClearPolitics<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Two and a half years ago, pre-COVID and before surging crime and fentanyl overdoses gripped San Francisco, District Attorney Chesa Boudin\u2019s left-wing lineage seemed a perfect fit for the liberal bastion by the bay.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, California Rep. Karen Bass was a barometer of Los Angeles\u2019 transformation into a sprawling progressive metropolis. A former Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman, Bass was a top contender to become Joe Biden\u2019s running mate in 2020 and was considered a likely contender for a statewide office.<\/p>\n<p>But both Democrats endured stinging election outcomes Tuesday night. Voters in one of the most liberal cities in the country ousted Boudin in a blow to a movement toward more lenient prosecutors amid a pandemic spike in murder and home invasions, random attacks on elderly Asians, and smash-and-grab robberies that unsettled voters across California and the nation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/former-democrat-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-ballot-harvesting-scheme-in-arizona-during-2020-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Former Democrat Mayor Pleads Guilty To Ballot Harvesting Scheme In Arizona During 2020 Election<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some of those crimes in the city have subsided along with COVID rates, but aggressive thefts in broad daylight, sometimes caught on video, left their mark on San Franciscans\u2019 psyche.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco voted to recall Boudin with 60% support compared to 40% who wanted him to remain, the Associated Press declared shortly after 9 p.m. on the West Coast. Mayor London Breed will now appoint Boudin\u2019s successor.<\/p>\n<p>Bass also faced an embarrassing outcome in a city dominated by Democrats. Early returns Tuesday night showed her coming in a close second in the Los Angeles mayor\u2019s race to Rick Caruso, a former Republican billionaire real estate developer who only changed his party affiliation to Democrat before entering the race.<\/p>\n<p>In the final weeks, the contest became far more competitive with a large focus on crime and the city\u2019s homelessness. Caruso pledged to hire 1,500 new police officers within his first term and build 30,000 shelter beds in his first 300 days. Bass\u2019 plan to reduce crime focused mainly on criminal justice reform.<\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>The result will impact both the November midterms and the criminal justice reform movement, with Republicans already citing Boudin\u2019s ouster in the deeply liberal city as evidence that voters are ready to punish Democrats perceived as soft on crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVoters are sick and tired of the Democrats\u2019 failed one-party rule in Washington and Sacramento that has led to surging crime, sky-high gas prices, failing schools, a homeless crisis and more,\u201d California Republican Party Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson said Tuesday night in a statement. \u201cThis November, voters have the opportunity to support a better vision for the Golden State. Republicans are ready for the challenge and will fight for a brighter future for all Californians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Between now and November, Democrats will assess the implications of San Franciscans turning on Boudin and flocking to Caruso in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 2-1 and where liberalism\u2019s excesses and population exodus have become laugh lines for conservative talk show hosts.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t because the two candidates\u2019 policies and backgrounds came as a surprise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/blm-lawyers-who-threw-firebombs-in-2020-riots-get-major-leniency-thanks-to-biden-doj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BLM Lawyers Who Threw Firebombs In 2020 Riots Get Major Leniency Thanks To Biden DOJ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boudin\u2019s parents, Weather Underground members, were arrested when he was 14 months old and convicted on felony murder charges for their role as getaway car drivers in the Brinks robbery of 1981. They were sentenced to decades to life in prison, and Boudin then went to live with adoptive parents Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn, co-founders and leaders of the Weather Underground, a left-wing militant group that sought to overthrow American imperialism.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the same Ayers whose contacts with then-presidential candidate Barack Obama spurred controversy during the 2008 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Before Yale law school and his work at the San Francisco Public Defender\u2019s office, Boudin served a stint as a translator for socialist revolutionary Hugo Chavez and co-wrote a book about the Venezuelan socialist revolution Chavez led.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Bass traveled to Cuba in the early 1970s to work on projects sponsored by the Castro government and praised Fidel Castro after his 2016 death \u2013 issues that came up as big liabilities with Florida voters during Biden\u2019s veepstakes.<\/p>\n<p>But on Tuesday, voters led revolts of their own against Boudin and his far-left ideology and sent a strong message to Bass that they are wary about her ability to fix the problems plaguing Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond California, Boudin\u2019s ouster sends a clear message that urban progressives\u2019 stance on criminal justice \u00a0has alienated even the Democrats\u2019 loyal voting base.<\/p>\n<p>Boudin\u2019s rejection was already producing ripple effects across the state and the nation Tuesday night. Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami predicted that his own boss, George Gascon, would lose his recall when voters go to the polls in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I want to tell everybody and tell [Los Angeles DA] George Gascon is, you\u2019re next,\u201d Hatami told Fox News. \u201cThe people of Los Angeles have had enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/newly-released-video-shows-nude-hunter-biden-waving-around-a-gun-with-prostitute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newly Released Video Shows Nude Hunter Biden Waving Around A Gun With Prostitute<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Boudin was elected on a promise to end cash bail, lower the city\u2019s jail population, and provide alternatives for harsh sentences for some criminals.\u00a0As he worked to implement the reforms, the pandemic hit, and burglaries and auto thefts spiked. Homicides also went up during the past two years,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/progressive-prosecutor-movement-tested-by-rising-crime-and-angry-voters-boudin-11654443234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Wall Street Journal reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco also owns this dark statistic: Fentanyl overdoses killed more people than COVID-19 in the city over the last year.<\/p>\n<p>But the deaths of two innocent women by a man with a long criminal history may have sealed Boudin\u2019s fate. Recall organizers repeatedly blasted Boudin over the case of Troy McAlister, a man who had a history of robberies and arrests who hit two women with a stolen car on New Year\u2019s Eve in 2020 in downtown San Francisco, killing both of them. McAlister was free because Boudin\u2019s office negotiated a plea deal on the most recent armed robbery charge.<\/p>\n<p>Boudin has said it\u2019s a case that keeps him up at night but also argued that \u201cthere\u2019s always going to be cases where if we look back, we would make different decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the campaign trail, Boudin tried to push back at his critics, casting the recall as a right-wing funded campaign aimed at halting the national criminal justice movement. He called his opponents \u201cTrumpian\u201d and referred to William Oberndorf, a wealthy businessman and conservative donor, as an \u201coligarch,\u201d but also gave no indication that he would shift away from his more lenient approach to criminals if left in office.<\/p>\n<p>After the AP declared the recall successful, Boudin said at an election-night watch party that his push for more lenient criminal punishments and prison reform was far from over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a movement, not a moment in history,\u201d Boudin said. \u201cThe coalition that we built \u2026 it is broad, it is diverse, it is strong. And it is a coalition that is deeply committed to justice,\u201d he added, blaming his loss on corporate interests who outspent him \u201cthree to one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leading up to the election, however, the New York Times and Newsweek outlets ran stories highlighting high-profile San Francisco Democrats who helped lead the Boudin recall effort from the left. Several of them, including the former chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party Mary Jung, said the squalor and spike in petty crime and break-ins was behind their decisions to take a stand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/pro-abortion-group-firebombs-pregnancy-center-in-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pro-Abortion Group Firebombs Pregnancy Center In New York<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But Boudin has pointed to statistics showing violent crime overall remaining stagnant. He also blamed police for having among the lowest arrest rates of major cities.<\/p>\n<p>In the Los Angeles Mayor\u2019s race, Bass accused Caruso of political opportunism and trying to buy the election. The self-funding Caruso hit Bass with an avalanche of ads costing his campaign at least $10 million of the $40 million he\u2019s already spent. The grainy videos hit her on everything from her inability to address rising crime rates to missed House votes to a dust-up over a University of Southern California scholarship. (Bass received a USC scholarship worth $95,000 while serving in Congress.)<\/p>\n<p>In response to the attacks, in April, Bass announced a plan \u201cto combat crime\u201d that was focused on preventing \u201cthe conditions that lead to crime\u201d and rehabilitation for \u201cpeople who have made mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But her proposal produced a surprising backlash. In mid-May, legendary Long Beach rapper Snoop Dogg reached out to Caruso and offered his endorsement with cameras capturing the exchange, although he didn\u2019t elaborate on his decision. Rising violent crime during 2020, the first year of the pandemic, disproportionately impacted black and Hispanic people, according\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themarshallproject.org\/2021\/04\/08\/murders-rose-last-year-black-and-hispanic-neighborhoods-were-hit-hardest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to the Marshall Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Snoop Dogg joined actress Gwyneth Paltrow, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, Tesla\u2019s Elon Musk, and Netflix\u2019s Ted Sarandos as executives and celebrities backing Caruso. Bass has the backing of actor-rapper Donald Glover, as well as director J.J. Abrams and Endeavor chief executive Ari Emanuel.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Boudin, Bass has an opportunity to make up ground in November after Tuesday\u2019s primary that suffered from one of the lowest turnout rates in years. Whether she will shift gears and take a tougher stance on crime is yet to be seen.\u00a0Bass didn\u2019t immediately react to Caruso\u2019s slight early lead nor the race being declared a run-off.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing supporters late Tuesday night, Caruso was ebullient over his strong showing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a great night because so many people have gone to the voting booth and sent a message: We are not helpless in the face of our problems,\u201d he told supporters. \u201cWe will not allow this city to decline. We will no longer accept excuses. We have the power to change the direction of Los Angeles, and that\u2019s the way we\u2019re voting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Syndicated with permission from Real Clear Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Susan Crabtree is RealClearPolitics\u2019 White House\/national political correspondent.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">The opinions expressed by contributors and\/or content partners are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Political Insider.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Susan Crabtree for RealClearPolitics Two and a half years ago, pre-COVID and before surging crime and fentanyl overdoses gripped San Francisco, District Attorney Chesa Boudin\u2019s left-wing lineage seemed a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1514524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1514524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1514524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1514524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1514524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1514524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1514524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}