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For the first time in nearly 22 years, Republicans took back a California congressional seat. Notably, approximately 80% of the voters in the District – California’s 25th (or CA-25) – are in the predominantly blue Los Angeles County. The rest are in Ventura County.
Republican Congressman-elect Mike Garcia, a decorated Naval Officer and fighter pilot, and defense industry executive, defeated Democratic State Assemblywoman Christy Smith. Although votes are still being tallied, Smith had already conceded. With 82% of the precincts reporting as of this writing, Garcia was leading Smith by 9.8%, down from nearly 12% at the close of Election Day. Pursuant to the recent voting changes and impact of the pandemic, the State-mandated Official Canvass Period runs until June 12, 2020.
The CA-25 seat became vacant when former Democratic Rep. Katie Hill resigned following a sex scandal and potential ethics violations. Hill was allegedly having an affair with a male legislative staffer, which gave rise to a House ethics probe. Additionally, she admitted to engaging in “throuples” repeatedly with her husband and a 22-year female campaign staffer. Multiple eye-opening photos that were released corroborated the throuple. Without a hint of irony, Hill had been known for calling out sexual misconduct by others.
As a historically Republican district that was beginning to trend toward Democrats, many saw this as a bellwether for the November elections. Both Democrats and Republicans went all-in with endorsements in the race to fill the vacancy in CA-25. While the former congresswoman was mired in scandal, Smith managed to escape any fallout against the party and was poised to win the race. That was until she was caught mocking Mike Garcia’s military service. Los Angeles County’s three-month extension of the Wuhan Virus stay-at-home order may have also contributed to Garcia’s win.
Once Garcia won, many in the biased mainstream media were quick to downplay its significance and insist that it is not a bell-weather of things to come. Arguments abound about how this election was full of extenuating circumstances, primarily because of abnormal or unpredictable voter turnout pattern arising from the pandemic’s current “new normal”.
While that may be true to some extent, I see this result as a rebuke of the platform or today’s Democrats, which is increasingly moving toward the radical left, including the way in which they have approached the response to the pandemic. One could easily argue that every day American voters were affronted, if not outraged, when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi loaded the $2.5 billion relief bill with hundreds of millions earmarked for interests unrelated to the nation’s economic recovery and well-being of the citizens suffering from the unprecedented Wuhan Virus job losses and business closures, or when she appeared on national TV and for 12 minutes discussed the gourmet ice cream flavors stashed in her $20,000+ designer-grade refrigerator/freezer while thousands of Americans waited in mile-long vehicular food bank lines to provide for their families during these incredibly trying times.
full story at https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/05/18/california-election-points-to-yuge-november-wins-922591