GRAB A PAINT BRUSH: California progressives have ousted two House incumbents, with Randy Villegas securing a victory over Republican David Valadao in the Central Valley and Angela Gonzales-Torres taking out Democrat Jimmy Gomez in Los Angeles.
The Associated Press called those congressional contests this morning, giving Democrats on the left another moment of jubilation after Election Day victories across the country, as Melanie Mason reported. And with Nithya Raman retaining her lead over Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, progressives have yet another chance to cement themselves as a political force in the blue state.
“When we announced our challenge of Democratic incumbents, the establishment rioted. We didn’t listen,” said David Hogg, who created his own Leaders We Deserve PAC to help progressives unseat moderates, in a social media post this morning. “Now, we’ve kicked sex pest Jimmy Gomez to the curb and elected a bold progressive leader who will answer to her constituents, not corporations and special interests like AIPAC.”…