| Los Angeles is electing a mayor today and polls show a tight race between Democratic Congresswoman Karen Bass and Rick Caruso, a businessman who was a registered Republican until 2019.
The City of Angels has a host of urban problems from a soaring homeless population and crime wave to massive corruption. Things are so bad that many Hollywood celebrities who reflexively back Democrats and leftist causes have endorsed Caruso, a former president of the Los Angeles Police Commission who promises to address the city’s quality of life and public safety. Actor Chris Pratt (“Parks and Recreation”) says “I’ve seen what many residents here have seen, the city’s gradual decline into pain and utter disarray,” he wrote. “If you live here, you know exactly what I’m talking about,” he wrote. “I don’t normally support political candidates. But in this election, there’s too much to lose.” Former California First Lady Maria Shriver, hardly a conservative and a member of the Kennedy family, tweets: “If you want Los Angeles to be different than it is today, the choice is clear with @RickCarusoLA. Change is critical to the city’s future. It’s up to us – let’s go.” Other prominent Caruso supporters include singer Katy Perry, rapper Snoop Dogg, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Kim Kardashian. When the homeless setup camp just down the street from your mansion, desperate celebrities will finally abandon the Democrats.
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