{"id":2359803,"date":"2024-10-25T18:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T22:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-buck-newsom-on-commonsense-crime-measure-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T18:50:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T22:50:32","slug":"california-democrats-buck-newsom-on-commonsense-crime-measure-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-buck-newsom-on-commonsense-crime-measure-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"California Democrats buck Newsom on \u2018commonsense\u2019 crime measure &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fcalifornia-democrats-buck-newsom-on-commonsense-crime-measure-washington-examiner%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=2359803&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--><p>In\u200c California, several vulnerable Democratic congressional candidates are showing support \u200bfor Proposition 36, a tough-on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-legislators-blame-media-for-perception-crime-is-worsening-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"California legislators blame media for perception crime is worsening - Washington Examiner\">-crime ballot measure<\/a>, despite opposition from\u2062 Governor\u200c Gavin Newsom. Candidates like\u200b Adam Gray, Derek Tran, \u2064and Will Rollins are \u2063backing the measure as they compete to unseat Republican incumbents in swing districts. A recent poll indicates that a significant majority of voters\u2064 (73%) support Proposition 36, aiming \u200bto impose felony charges\u200c for certain drug\u2064 possessions \u200dand thefts under \u2063$950 while\u2063 offering alternatives\u2062 for those\u200c who complete\u200d drug treatment programs. Political strategists suggest that opposing the proposition could jeopardize the Democratic candidates&#8217; chances in the upcoming November elections, as public \u200bsentiment is increasingly\u200b leaning\u2063 towards <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">stronger crime \u200dpenalties \u200bdue<\/a> to rising concerns over \u200ddrug use and \u200ccrime.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vulnerable California Democrats buck Newsom on &lsquo;commonsense&rsquo; ballot measure reforming crime laws<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1765895\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Half a dozen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California<\/a> Democrats in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-campaign-chief-maloney-endorses-using-spoiler-candidates-in-tight-elections\/\" title=\"Democrat Campaign Chief Maloney Endorses Using Spoiler Candidates in Tight Elections\">tight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-judge-orders-gop-candidate-be-certified-winner-of-house-race\/\" title=\"NY Judge Orders GOP Candidate Be Certified Winner Of House Race\">congressional races<\/a><\/a> are backing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3161197\/newsom-fight-popular-ballot-measure-toughening-crime-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a ballot measure<\/a> that strengthens some crime penalties despite Gov. Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s (D-CA) opposition to the proposal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Adam Gray, Derek Tran, Will Rollins, Rudy Salas, and Joe Kerr are Democratic hopefuls battling to oust Republican incumbents in swing districts. Democratic state Sen. Dave Min is vying with Republican Scott Baugh to win an open seat in the state&rsquo;s 47th Congressional District. A new analysis from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2024-10-24\/where-congressional-candidates-in-these-key-swing-districts-stand-on-theft-and-drug-crimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a>  reported that ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Election Day<\/a>, all six of them are backing Proposition 36, the&nbsp;tough-on-crime ballot measure that Newsom has ridiculed as &ldquo;a real setback.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The vulnerable Democrats&rsquo; support for Proposition 36 comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ppic.org\/publication\/ppic-statewide-survey-californians-and-their-government-october-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">polling<\/a> indicates the measure has gained high marks of approval from voters disillusioned by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3160330\/down-high-west-came-regret-dance-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">rampant drug use<\/a> and crime in the state&rsquo;s biggest cities. The Public Policy Institute of California released data on Wednesday showing that 73% of voters across the Golden State plan to vote for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3161197\/newsom-fight-popular-ballot-measure-toughening-crime-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Proposition 36<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The proposition imposes felony charges for certain drug possession and thefts under $950 for qualifying offenders and drops felony charges against some drug offenders if they successfully complete treatment. The support for the measure is even higher in Orange County and Central Valley, where some of the six Democratic congressional candidates are campaigning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you are a Democrat that is opposed to Prop. 36, that will hurt you in November,&rdquo; Jared Sichel, an Orange County-based strategist for Republican, conservative, and independent candidates told the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>. &ldquo;I would think that a Republican opponent would love it if a Democratic candidate opposed Prop. 36 because it would make it very easy for them to paint them as soft on crime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With candidates such as Tran campaigning in Orange County and Gray focused on the Central Valley, Sichel suggested that they contained a &ldquo;healthy mix of Republicans and Democrats&rdquo; who &ldquo;don&rsquo;t want to live in disorder.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As one of the owners of a neighborhood pharmacy in Orange County, Tran noted that his small business has been broken into &ldquo;several times&rdquo; as he said he supported &ldquo;common-sense reform like Prop. 36.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., greets Derek Tran during a campaign event at Golden Sea Restaurant, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gray is in a razor-thin rematch with Rep. John Duarte (R-CA) after narrowly losing to the Republican in 2022. He said Proposition 36 will help police &ldquo;restore accountability for repeat offenders.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gray hasn&rsquo;t just spurned Newsom&rsquo;s advice on Proposition 36. He has additionally joined Central Valley colleague and fellow Democratic congressional hopeful Salas, who is also supporting the ballot measure, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3201013\/california-democrats-avoid-newsom-campaign-trail-high-disapproval-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">refusing to campaign<\/a> with California&rsquo;s chief executive ahead of Election Day. Their cold shoulder comes as recent polling indicates Newsom&rsquo;s approval ratings are underwater in the region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Should Gray, Salas, and their four other Democratic cohorts win their congressional races, they would likely flip the balance of power in the House. Republicans hold only a 220&nbsp;to 212 advantage over Democrats in the lower chamber as both parties vie to expand their congressional footprint.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1765895\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1765895\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Democrats defy Newsom, support crime reform measure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2359804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Newsom.-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4045,3685,3678],"class_list":["post-2359803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-california","tag-democrats","tag-newsom"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Newsom.-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359803","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}