{"id":2566082,"date":"2026-02-06T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-hate-anyone-who-doesnt-love-crime-and-fraud-as-much-as-they-do-even-leftists-16\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:50:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:50:01","slug":"democrats-hate-anyone-who-doesnt-love-crime-and-fraud-as-much-as-they-do-even-leftists-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-hate-anyone-who-doesnt-love-crime-and-fraud-as-much-as-they-do-even-leftists-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Hate A Bunch Of Democrats, And It&#8217;s Hilarious"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fdemocrats-hate-anyone-who-doesnt-love-crime-and-fraud-as-much-as-they-do-even-leftists-16%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=2566082&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>This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >piece analyzes internal tensions<\/a> within California\u2019s Democratic politics, focusing on Los Angeles city Controller Kenneth Mejia and his anti-fraud investigations in homeless services. Mejia, a left-leaning CPA who has at times aligned wiht the Green Party, has uncovered significant waste and fraud and is pushing to fund more investigators, portraying himself as an outsider challenging the Democratic machine. He faces establishment opposition in the 2026 controller race from Isadore Hall and real estate developer Zach Sokoloff, who are backed by prominent party figures and, in Mejia\u2019s view, moneyed elites seeking to oust him.<\/p>\n<p>The article also critiques Governor Gavin Newsom and his relationship with San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, using public disagreements to illustrate broader intra-party fault lines between the ascendant left and customary establishment politics. Throughout, the author depicts a clash over fraud, waste, and accountability within California\u2019s Democratic ranks, supplementing the narrative with social media snippets and media references.The piece is written by Chris Bray, a former Army sergeant and UCLA PhD, and published on The Federalist.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CcfggLuNAIk\">  California Governor Gavin Newsom \/ YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/06\/democrats-hate-anyone-who-doesnt-love-crime-and-fraud-as-much-as-they-do-even-leftists\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Democrats%20Hate%20Anyone%20Who%20Doesn%E2%80%99t%20Love%20Crime%20And%20Fraud%20As%20Much%20As%20They%20Do%20%E2%80%94%20Even%20Leftists&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/06\/democrats-hate-anyone-who-doesnt-love-crime-and-fraud-as-much-as-they-do-even-leftists\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Democrats%20Hate%20Anyone%20Who%20Doesn%E2%80%99t%20Love%20Crime%20And%20Fraud%20As%20Much%20As%20They%20Do%20%E2%80%94%20Even%20Leftists&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/06\/democrats-hate-anyone-who-doesnt-love-crime-and-fraud-as-much-as-they-do-even-leftists\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/06\/democrats-hate-anyone-who-doesnt-love-crime-and-fraud-as-much-as-they-do-even-leftists\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Democrats%20Hate%20Anyone%20Who%20Doesn%E2%80%99t%20Love%20Crime%20And%20Fraud%20As%20Much%20As%20They%20Do%20%E2%80%94%20Even%20Leftists&amp;body=The%20first%20rule%20of%20Democrat%20Club%20is%20that%20you%20aren't%20supposed%20to%20mention%20the%20fraud%20and%20the%20grift.%20%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/06\/democrats-hate-anyone-who-doesnt-love-crime-and-fraud-as-much-as-they-do-even-leftists\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Democrats hate certain other Democrats and leftists about as much as they hate you, and their targets are <em>quite<\/em> revealing.<\/p>\n<p>In Los Angeles, elected City Controller Kenneth Mejia has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-hate-anyone-who-doesnt-love-crime-and-fraud-as-much-as-they-do-even-leftists\/\" title=\"... A Bunch Of Democrats, And It&#039;s Hilarious\">unearthed significant social services fraud<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/krcrtv.com\/news\/nation-world\/los-angeles-wasted-218-million-on-unused-beds-for-homeless-audit-finds-california-waste-audited-los-angeles-city-controller-kenneth-mejia-doge-government-efficiency-gavin-newsom?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">waste<\/a> and is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lacontroller\/status\/1917422676047782261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pushing to fund more investigators<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WallStreetApes\/status\/2015097260783071420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">without success<\/a> &mdash; so he can dig deeper. Mejia is <em>way<\/em> left, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LkvlyOmeTA4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">high-octane Bernie bro<\/a> who ostensibly &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kennethmejiaLA\/status\/1986635447414698335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">left<\/a>&rdquo; the Democrat Party in 2024. He has at times identified with the Green Party, apparently because the Democrats were much <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gp.org\/mejia_on_going_green\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">too far to the right<\/a> for him. But Mejia is also a certified public accountant and a true believer in leftist social intervention, and he takes it personally when people steal from government programs that are supposed to help the poor. Mejia&rsquo;s investigators are the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WallStreetApes\/status\/2015097260783071420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reason<\/a> a homeless services contractor in Los Angeles is awaiting trial on a massive list of <a href=\"https:\/\/da.lacounty.gov\/media\/news\/los-angeles-county-district-attorney-s-office-charges-ceo-nonprofit-abundant-blessings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">state<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-cdca\/pr\/executive-director-south-la-based-charity-arrested-federal-complaint-alleging-23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">federal<\/a> felony charges for fraud.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1523752210\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mejia revealed earlier this week that real estate and private equity &ldquo;executives&rdquo; as well as multiple &ldquo;billionaires&rdquo; are &ldquo;pouring money&rdquo; into the 2026 controller&rsquo;s race to &ldquo;oust&rdquo; him amid his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kennethmejiaLA\/status\/1963803065057952137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reelection<\/a> bid.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"MybIyxvO6BR3dGKfLqlEsnjBFmDOgwtn7iQvoJ91pSoXa14Le40frc0FP5C9ANHRkQtChp\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You literally can&rsquo;t make this up<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia is who just uncovered that $27 million dollar NGO homeless fraud that led to an arrest<\/p>\n<p>Now, &lsquo;executives from the real estate and private equity industry, and at least 10 billionaires are pouring money&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PCzAOmbfkg\">pic.twitter.com\/PCzAOmbfkg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WallStreetApes\/status\/2018723371866075478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Mejia&rsquo;s two opponents are endorsed by a who&rsquo;s-who of establishment democrats. Former state legislator Isadore Hall is, kind of bizarrely, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isadorehall.com\/endorsements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endorsed by (among others)<\/a> California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, probably the <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/california\/california-official-accused-of-high-end-travel-using-taxpayer-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most controversial<\/a> figure in state politics at the moment. The Los Angeles Times characterized a race between these two candidates <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/fH3Uf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">like this<\/a>: &ldquo;Hall and Mejia represent vastly different flanks of the Democratic Party, and the coming race will almost certainly pit L.A. establishment politics against the city&rsquo;s ascendant left.&rdquo; (Mejia is the ascendant left. He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kennethmejiaLA\/status\/1986635447414698335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in November last year he would &ldquo;not be seeking the endorsement from politicians.&rdquo;)<\/p>\n<p>His other opponent, Zach Sokoloff, is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/newsletter\/2025-11-29\/la-on-the-record-from-hollywood-to-city-hall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">real estate developer<\/a> who got a bunch of the <em>other<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.culvercityobserver.com\/story\/2026\/02\/05\/news\/sokoloff-surpasses-500k-cash-on-hand-for-la-city-controller-race\/15733.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">establishment endorsements<\/a>, like the powerful Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas. Campaign finance <a href=\"https:\/\/ethics.lacity.gov\/data\/campaigns\/contributions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a> filed with the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission also show that Sokoloff is the one soaking up the real estate cash that Mejia refers to in his video. So Mejia, the &ldquo;ascendant left,&rdquo; faces a sharp challenge from the establishment.<\/p>\n<p>As we&rsquo;re seeing in Minneapolis, the first rule of Democrat Club is that <em>you aren&rsquo;t supposed to mention the fraud and the grift<\/em>. Kenneth Mejia is ideologically aligned with the way-left Los Angeles political machine, but he also isn&rsquo;t a member of that insider club. He calls out waste and fraud, which is very unorthodox and impolite.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, California Governor Gavin Newsom keeps pretending that San Jose doesn&rsquo;t have a mayor. But that mayor (Matt Mahan) does provably exist, having been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jF5qRmI1MwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spotted in his natural habitat<\/a>, and does the unforgivable: He describes Gavin Newsom as a do-nothing prima donna. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/opinion\/2025\/08\/30\/matt-mahan-gavin-newsom-trump-social\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">op-ed essay<\/a> that got a lot of attention in the state, Mahan discussed the preening Newsom&rsquo;s persistent neglect of real problems like crime and rampant homelessness. The headline of that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-hate-anyone-who-doesnt-love-crime-and-fraud-as-much-as-they-do-even-leftists-2\/\" title=\"... A Bunch Of Democrats, And It&#039;s Hilarious\">op-ed piece tells<\/a> the story: &ldquo;How about less time breaking the internet and more time fixing California?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Those kinds of criticisms make a California Democrat an immediate unperson. Mahan has announced his plans to run for governor, and Newsom &hellip; can&rsquo;t quite place the name. Mahan, Mahan, uh &mdash; give me a reminder?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"IxJVC6\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gavin Newsom pretending &ldquo;not to know enough&rdquo; about the mayor of the 3rd largest city in the state tells you everything you need to know about Matt Mahan running for governor  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1YvuERr7XB\">pic.twitter.com\/1YvuERr7XB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKevinDalton\/status\/2017002759317573639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The bad blood started building even before that, as <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/post\/governor-gavin-newsom-san-jose-sign-bills-aimed-fighting-california-retail-theft\/15192980\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newsom traveled to San Jose<\/a> in 2024 to sign legislation that Mahan had supported, but <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/vyx7i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">didn&rsquo;t invite<\/a> the mayor to the otherwise well-attended ceremony. People noticed, and were meant to. Mahan is mostly a fairly conventional Democrat, but he <em>says things<\/em>, and you&rsquo;re not supposed to say things. You&rsquo;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9WW8nf5Llp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supposed to be on the team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you&rsquo;ve argued with Democrats, you think that they&rsquo;re brittle and instantly hostile in the face of the slightest disagreement, preferring to enforce rigid groupthink. But don&rsquo;t worry: Some Democrats and others on the left have the same experience. They line up in the chute, or the dog barks at them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"5DXA8pztqh6ZP490IwMEBfrOogcFdHLNSJGYRlauy1jW3Tn2V\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Parkour Sheep Dog Extreme Herding\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p5Ncj2d2RMo?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Chris Bray is a former infantry sergeant in the U.S. Army, and has a history PhD from the University of California Los Angeles, not that it did him any good. 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