April 19, 2025
Flip! Suddenly, radical leftwing Barbara Lee surges ahead to win Oakland's mayoral election after extended counting
By Monica Showalter
Who needs elections when the leftist always wins?
In Oakland, Loren Taylor, a moderate Democrat, was on track to win the mayor's election by about five points on election night, after the last one, far-left Sheng Thao, was thrown out by recall following corruption charges. Seems the crime, the taxes, the losses of the major league ball team, the airport hotels, and the In-N-Out Burger, the homeless takeover, as well as the economic ruin in all-blue city was enough for even Oakland's residents.
But well, with extended counting, all of a sudden, we learn that actually, Oakland residents would like to keep things exactly the way they are.
According to CBS News:
Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee was congratulated by Loren Taylor on Saturday after the latest election update showed her ahead by thousands of votes.
"This morning I called Congresswoman Barbara Lee to congratulate her on becoming the next Mayor of Oakland," Taylor said in a statement. "Thanks to the heart, grit, and vision of our fearless team and supporters, we built a movement that resonated across Oakland, echoing the national dialogue about the waning relevance of a Democratic Party that puts old-guard politics over improving the lives of everyday people. I pray that Mayor-Elect Lee fulfills her commitment to unify Oakland by authentically engaging the 47% of Oaklanders who voted for me and who want pragmatic results-driven leadership."
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters released the latest election numbers on Friday, and the update showed Lee was ahead of Taylor by almost 5,000 votes.
District 7 Councilmember Ken Houston congratulated the former congresswoman on Friday after the update.
"She's humble. She's like, 'Wait till it's over.' Which she should be. Me, I'm saying you can't catch up with 5,000 more votes, right, because the people spoke," Houston said.
Humble? No, the old lizard knew the fix was in.
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