Notable midterm losses across Southern California
In the game of politics, there are winners and losers. Here, I highlight and discuss the significant figures and entities on the losing side of the...
In the game of politics, there are winners and losers. Here, I highlight and discuss the significant figures and entities on the losing side of the ledger across Southern California. Some of these fill me with particular joy — you'll figure out which political graves I'm dancing on — others not so much. Here we go. 1. Christy Smith in L.A. County Four years ago, Democrat Christy Smith ousted Republican Assemblyman Dante Acosta in the Santa Clarita area. One year and a vote-for-Assembly-Bill-5 later, Smith was in the running to fill the vacant congressional seat left by Congresswoman Katie Hill in 2019 after a sex scandal.