Concern over rising crime is overtaking key California primaries today. It sparked a recall election targeting San Francisco’s DA, drove the campaign of a billionaire mayoral hopeful in L.A. and shaped the state AG contest. Today’s elections also see three GOP House members fighting primary challenges and a slate of battleground-district voters preparing to pick nominees for November that could decide control of the House. Here’s what we’re watching across 7 states with big primaries tonight.
Tough-on-crime messaging has dominated races in California and beyond. Concern about rising crime is overtaking key elections in California Tuesday, where liberal voters are putting pressure on Democrats around the state to address a growing sense of lawlessness spurred during the pandemic. In key …
POLITICO’s Steve Shepard demystifies this week’s election data in a video series. California was the epicenter of the battle for the House in 2018 and 2020. It’s poised to be again this year, beginning with next week’s primaries. The state has at least 10 potential swing districts, ranging from the …
Rick Caruso is best known as the developer of luxury retail. Will his message on crime propel him to city hall? LOS ANGELES — For decades, billionaire Rick Caruso has quietly wielded influence and curried political capital in one of the nation’s most sprawling and diverse metropolises. Now, he wants …
With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross Today, seven states hold primaries: Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and California. What should you be watching for? The day’s biggest news will likely come from the Golden State, where voters are poised to make major …
THE BUZZ: Congratulations everyone. After months of knocking on doors, passing out lawn signs and fighting your opponents on Twitter, you’ve finally reached election day. In a few hours, we’ll get to see if those diligent efforts will bear any fruit. We don’t like to play favorites here at Playbook, …
