Left: Los Angeles County DA George Gascón (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Right: Alameda County DA Pamela Price (Facebook/Alameda County DA’s Office)
Although Kamala Harris carried California by 20 points and Democrats maintained their legislative super majority, their position on economics and criminal justice was soundly rejected by voters in ballot issues and District Attorney elections. Voters rejected rent control, a minimum wage increase and opposed tougher charges for drugs and theft.
Ciruli & Associates 2024Just to hammer home voters' rejection of the state legislature's criminal justice reforms since 2020, they removed two liberal Democrat District Attorneys in overwhelmingly Democratic cities.
Los Angeles County:
Democrat George Gascón loses 68% to 32% to (Republican) Nathan Hockman (Harris carried L.A. by 64%).
Alameda County:
Democrat DA Pamela Price recalled by 68% of voters (Harris carried Alameda by 73%).
Fellow liberal DA in San Francisco, Chesa Boudin, was recalled in 2022.
California voters still support same sex marriage right (61%) and approved bonds for school facilities (57%), safe drinking water and wildfire prevention and climate change (57%).
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