LA’s mayoral race may reveal the limits of progressive politics
Voters are fed up with homelessness and crime. Will they turn to a billionaire former Republican?
An election in Los Angeles is not complete without celebrities weighing in. For the mayoral contest on June 7th, Snoop Dogg, a godfather of gangsta rap, has endorsed Rick Caruso, a billionaire former Republican who has vowed to clean up the city’s homeless encampments but offers few details on how he will do so. Kris Jenner, matriarch of the Kardashian clan, is also stumping for Mr Caruso. Karen Bass has Magic Johnson, a Los Angeles Lakers basketball legend, on her team. Ms Bass, whom Joe Biden considered for the vice-presidency, wants to leave Congress to set up shop in City Hall.
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