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🚨 A Republican Is LEADING in California — and Even CNN Can't Spin It 🚨
Even CNN called it a "warning shot." On primary night, a Republican took the lead in the California governor's race and Karen Bass became the first incumbent Los Angeles mayor in 20 years forced into a runoff — and the mainstream media couldn't spin it fast enough.
Steve Hilton pulled ahead of Xavier Becerra in the race to replace Gavin Newsom, with Tom Steyer trailing in third. In the LA mayor's race, reality-TV-star-turned-candidate Spencer Pratt surged past progressive Nithya Raman to push Karen Bass into a November runoff. Even with barely half the vote counted, Republican turnout is already blowing past 2022 — a red wave signal heading into the 2026 midterms that has Democrats rattled.
We break down what actually happened: the real turnout numbers, CNN's "warning shot" admission, Steve Kornacki on MSNBC conceding it would take a middle-of-the-night ballot dump for Democrats to catch up, John King's live reaction as Hilton took the lead, and how Politico tried to reframe a disaster as a comeback. We also get into why California voters revolted — homelessness, public safety, and a cost-of-living and affordability crisis that's pushing residents out of the state — and what it all means for November.
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In today's video:
00:00 Democrats Warning Shot
01:18 California Vote Count Chaos
01:31 Hilton Upsets Polls
02:32 Red Wave Turnout Math
04:22 Media Spin And Reactions
05:53 Bass Runoff Embarrassment
06:30 Pratt Surprise Momentum
08:10 CNN Voters Break For Pratt
09:36 MSNBC Flees Victory Party
11:35 Final Thoughts
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