That did not happen in CA...Too many people were willing to vote for anybody who is a Democrat...
Caruso ran ads stating that he became a Democrat because he did not want to be a Republican any longer...
Bass ran ads telling people that Caruso is not a real Democrat...That ad might have been very effective...
I would not be surprised if Bass ends up winning...By the way, I voted for Caruso...The reality is that most people living in City of Los Angeles are liberal Democrats...
Richard Riordan, a businessman, won the mayor's contest many years ago...He never changed his party affiliation...He served two terms...Riordan lost to Bill Simon in the GOP primary for governor...Simon lost to Gray Davis...
City of LA has become more liberal ever since Riordan was the mayor...Change in population...Conservative voters moved out of City of LA...
I’d agree with that. Simon was ignored by the GOPe too limited to about
$2 million at his disposal, while Gray Davis flew around the state in Leer
Jets spending about $35 million. (numbers from memory, may be off)
Big names came out from the East for the Democrat. Simon got Bush for
one day, two brief appearances.
Simon wasn’t blown out. The GOPe just didn’t give a darn.