There is a particular kind of political theater in which a man is introduced to voters a second time, scrubbed of everything inconvenient and repackaged for the audience that finally matters. Democrats just posted a photograph of James Talarico eating barbecue in a Texas shirt, and if you want to understand the next six months of this Senate race, study that photograph. It is not a candid moment. It is a product launch.<br /><br />Read More: https://jdrucker.substack.com/p/james-talaricos-rebrand-versus-james<br /><br />In the dying days before Los Angeles voters head to the polls, one question echoes through the smoke-stained streets and tent-lined sidewalks: How does an incumbent mayor with Karen Bass’s record maintain a lead in the race for re-election?<br /><br />The latest Emerson College poll shows Bass at 30 percent, with reality television personality Spencer Pratt surging to 22 percent and Councilmember Nithya Raman close behind. Yet the visible decay of America’s second-largest city tells a different story—one of broken promises, mismanaged crises, and institutional denial that should have ended her political career.<br /><br />Read More: https://americafirstreport.com/how-is-karen-bass-leading-in-la-polls-after-destroying-the-city-for-four-years/<br />