Big Spending by George Soros and Liberal Groups Fails to Sway D.A. Races in CaliforniaBy ABBIE VANSICKLE and PAIGE ST. JOHNLos Angeles Times Jun. 07, 2018 |
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As they poured millions of dollars into district attorney campaigns, New York billionaire George Soros and other liberal donors seemed poised for victory in California. They enjoyed the political momentum, having helped elect more than a dozen prosecutors from Florida to Texas. They had experience with the state’s voters, who overwhelmingly approved ballot measures in recent years to reduce the number of people behind bars. And the prosecutor races were in counties that solidly backed Hillary Clinton for president less than two years ago. But voters in three closely watched district attorney elections in California appeared to deliver a sharp defeat this week to the national network of wealthy donors and activist groups that is attempting to reshape the criminal justice system by electing liberal prosecutors. Incumbent district attorneys in Sacramento, San Diego and Alameda counties were well ahead of Soros-backed challengers in unofficial results posted Wednesday. Read More |