Rep. Karen Bass overcame more than $100 million in spending by opponent Rick Caruso to become Los Angeles' first Black woman mayor.
RELATED: Midterm election results make history in multiple states
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass defeated developer Rick Caruso Wednesday to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, as voters elevated the first Black woman to hold the post as City Hall contends with multiple scandals that have shaken trust in government, an out-of-control homeless crisis and rising crime rates.
With 70% of the vote tallied, Bass had amassed an insurmountable lead of nearly 47,000 votes. She had 53.1%, with Caruso notching 46.9%. Bass was working in her congressional office in Los Angeles when she was informed by an aide she had won the race. Caruso’s campaign said he was calling the mayor-elect to offer his congratulations.
“We are in a fight for the soul of our city,” Bass said at an election night rally. “We are going to build a new Los Angeles.” Bass — a Democrat who was on President-elect Joe Biden’s shortlist for vice president — overcame more than $100 million in spending by the billionaire Caruso’s campaign while arguing that she would be a coalition builder who could heal a troubled city of nearly 4 million.
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Of course, you need to always mention race, as if that’s supposed to mean something.
@Brittany Diaz to mention race as if it means anything, just as the “sky us blue” is pointless and used by racists race baiters
@Lesko Brandon
Var race = ” black”;
Let loser = function (){
Return race;
If( Race == “black”){
Console.log(” I hate myself,and other blacks so I’ll denounce myself);
}};
Loser();
@Brittany Diaz -I don’t think any sane person denies the existence of race and it’s variants, the issue is the value being placed on it. It’s gotten to the point where the President of the United States, on national TV saying he will choose his VP based on race and gender. I thought for certain the country was going to flip out when Joe Biden said that, but only conservatives (to include minority conservatives) thought it was racist, sexist, insulting and patronizing. Whereas with liberals, you guys actually CHEERED on these behaviors that MLK and so many others fought and died trying eradicate. There’s no such thing as “virtuous racism”, it hurts and do the exact amount of pain and damage as malicious racism….I take that back, it’s worse, because virtuous racism tricks people into thinking what they’re doing is good, while malicious racism the person know what they’re doing is bad, which is why it’s almost always behind closed doors.
@Lesko Brandon You really expect a multiracial society to be stable look at Brazil or South Africa. It’s not natural.
@mopthermopther yeah, but obviously, L.A. is full of
Dum-Bass voter’s
👆 – FIND YOUR LOVE IN YOU CITY! 💦👄o💥
🤗 power to you!
Wow! .. As if LA wasn’t already dystopian enough… (invest in bullet proof glass )
don’t say ‘ changuito ‘
OMG a democrat won!
In a deep blue area at that
Get ready for more non profit corruption and homelessness LA already spends over 30k per homeless person a year…..
She looks quite incompetent.
Perfect for Los Angles then.
We 💘 ⚫ people. Please don’t hurt me.
How come the “first black mayor” is often a disaster?
Because they run and win in cities and townships that are already a disaster. Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans comes to mind. Also Marion Barry of D.C. in a champion example.
Get me when “honest, hardworking, for the betterment of all not just those that voted for them” are what you champion over ones physical traits or who they are attracted to
L.A. is full of Dum-Bass voter’s.
Los Angeles now even more woke and incompetent 😂😂
L.A. , full of Dum-Bass voter’s.
Another first???😂😂😂😂🤮🤮🤮🤮
Another mayor Lightfoot
These people calling Bass a woman ……. Are they biologists?
Lori lightfoot 2.0
L.a. is now officially screwed 😆
Not a good thing
What could go wrong with a focus on color and gender over competence?
Karen Bass you said you would declare a state of emergency to solve the homeless problem? I’ll believe it when I see it. Why hasn’t the current mayor declared a state of emergency. You said that it’s up to us to solve the problem. Isn’t that your job. The same old politician line it’s up to us the citizens to solve the the problems!