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2025-01-25 Government Corruption

California Poll: LA Mayor's Approval Rating Plummets

[NewsMax] Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' approval rating has tanked in the aftermath of the wildfires that destroyed parts of the city, according to a new independent poll released Friday. One indicator showed "opportunity for new leadership."

The poll, sponsored by Los Angeles-based media firm Madison McQueen, shows that 54% of likely L.A. voters disapprove of Bass' handling of the fires, with 37% approving.

Further, Bass trails fellow Democrat Rick Caruso, whom she defeated in the 2022 mayoral election, by 7 points — 43% to 36% — in a hypothetical rematch in 2026, according to the poll.

"Rather than follow predictable partisan patterns, voters in L.A. are fed up with failure and are demanding more competence from their elected officials," said Owen Brennan, co-founder of Madison McQueen. "Clearly, there is an opportunity for new leadership, new ideas, and new direction for Los Angeles."

Bass is facing intense scrutiny on a number of fronts, most notably for being in Ghana when the fires broke out despite warnings that high winds were coming. Further, fire hydrants ran out of water, the Santa Ynez Reservoir was empty when the Palisades Fire broke out, and more than half the city's fire trucks sat idle in disrepair, thanks to Bass' budget cuts to the Los Angeles Fire Department that left it short of mechanics to fix them.

Posted by Besoeker 2025-01-25 09:28|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 A permanent Ghana relo must be looking better every day.

Posted by Besoeker 2025-01-25 09:33|| 2025-01-25 09:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Trump Will Waive Federal Permitting Requirements for L.A. Rebuild, Implores Mayor Karen Bass to Do Same

Posted by Skidmark 2025-01-25 11:17|| 2025-01-25 11:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Doesn't make any difference in CA. It's a party state. Everything in the party, nothing outside the party, nothing against the party.

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-01-25 12:04|| 2025-01-25 12:04|| Front Page Top

#4 There are California wildfires every year. If they threaten Merced, Fresno, or Copperopolis, not a problem. Bass and Newsom let it burn up the bedroom communities of LA through their own incompetence. They cut maintenance funding for fire stations and delayed basic repairs to reservoir tarps for years. Both of them are so toasted that Kelloggs wants to slather them in frosting and give them a fruit filling enema.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-01-25 12:07|| 2025-01-25 12:07|| Front Page Top

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