Former U.S. senator and vice president Kamala Harris was one of the most polished California Democratic Party politicians in the Golden State during recent years. But it can be well-argued that the California Democratic establishment is exceptionally bad at politics.
In the wake of the 2024 general election, much of America thought for all her ineptitude she was an outlier. Harris was actually the crème de la crème of a one-party political monstrosity—one that fails to impart political skills that politicos elsewhere learn, even when they run for school board.
The performance of the left wing in the Los Angeles mayor’s race and the California gubernatorial race has become a variety show of bizarre events now playing for a national audience. Of course, the results of left-wing rule have been disastrous. Those who reside here witness this tragedy daily, and by 2026, they are being exposed for being the clowns they actually are. Thus, they are not competent left-wing politicians from other blue states.
I would normally craft a catchy description of these lifelong professional politicians’ recent “efforts,” but their own on-camera antics serve as a far more eloquent indictment than this writer could muster. Mayor Karen Bass declared, “Missing Teeth are LA’s Biggest Problem.” Councilwoman Nithra Raman warned, “Whatever you do, don’t barbecue in your back yard!” Former HUD Secretary and California attorney general Javier Becerra quipped to a tame KTLA reporter: “This is a Profile Piece not a Gotcha Piece, Right?” Spoiler alert: the interview hadn’t even commenced.
California Democrats spent tens of thousands of dollars on an utterly tone-deaf “attack” ad stating, “Republican Spencer Pratt is the last thing Los Angeles needs for mayor.” The ad continued: “Pratt opposes using taxpayer money to build brand new houses for our unhoused neighbors, saying it’s time for the homeless to get help or get out. Pratt thinks L.A. needs thousands more police officers rather than more social workers, and Republican Spencer Pratt thinks public employee unions should have less power, not more.”
You can’t make this stuff up. Beyond horrible public policy, this is political malpractice on a belief-defying scale. No wonder Messrs. Pratt and Hilton are escalating in the polls.
This is deep blue California where many people of good sense have exited. Nevertheless, 2026 marks the first election in decades where the California Democratic Party monster and its offspring have been tested—and may well signal the beginning of a “Revenge of the Normies” movement by 2028.
The best analogy is one of a tiger raised in a zoo and then released into the wild. Such a tiger would never learn to hunt or survive without guidance, mastering only how to manipulate its keepers to meet its needs. These tigers do not last long when exposed to the marketplace’s rigor. Similarly, Democratic politicians in California—once the Golden State—are ill-equipped for governance after decades of one-party rule overseen by far-left interest groups.
This environment has bred arrogance and political ignorance, leaving them unable to defend policies already disastrous. 2026 may be the year California voters bring down the tents on this seemingly interminable circus.
