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Crime Ballot Measures and Oakland's Rightward Shift
from Election Analysis & Turning Yourself In | The Tim Dillon Show #416 · #416
2 min
He details how anti-crime ballot measures passed nationwide, including the ousting of DA George Gascón and a rightward shift even in Oakland, framing it as people wanting a functioning society.
- Trump won every swing state and gained with every demographic including Latinos and Black voters.
- Ballot measures in California brought back harsher penalties for looting and flash mobs—most of them passed.
- Liberal DA George Gascon in California was replaced with Nathan Hotman, who promised stiffer penalties for crime.
- Oakland, where people are insane, recalled their mayor and shifted right-wing.
- Every single thing progressives wanted didn't happen—people across the board decided they wanted a functioning society.