Voters in deep-blue California rebuked Democrats in both the Bay Area and Southland on Tuesday.
- In San Francisco, a progressive prosecutor was recalled.
- In Los Angeles, a billionaire former Republican is in the runoff for mayor.
Why it matters: Even in top Democratic power centers, midterm-year liberal voters are fed up. It’s a bleak sign for President Biden as Dems try to hold on to the House and Senate in November.
- Jim Kessler of Third Way, the centrist Democratic think tank, tweeted: “If national Democrats don’t wake up to what happened to progressives in NY, MN and SF this cycle prepare yourselves for permanent minority status.”
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