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AverageOldGuy

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5. I'm confused

Reply to Mr. Sparkle (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 09:05 AM

22 hrs ago

I must have failed reading comprehension.

The headline reads: LA mayor race flips as socialist beats reality TV star Pratt

Who is the socialist? Who is/who are the Democrat(s)?

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LA mayor race flips as socialist beats reality TV star Pratt [View all] Mr. Sparkle Yesterday OP

This is a big win. delisen Yesterday #1

Despite the media constantly pushing Pratt. yardwork 20 hrs ago #13

The media fawning was disgusting. Envirogal 20 hrs ago #16

So very Delphinus Yesterday #2

I was going to say, cue the whinging by mwmisses4289 Yesterday #3

It's not just whinging. Aristus 21 hrs ago #6

Yeah I saw one of those. mwmisses4289 21 hrs ago #7

"Dam librul Dems" BigmanPigman 19 hrs ago #18

He came up with that? mwmisses4289 16 hrs ago #25

He's been bragging about his clever nickname is BigmanPigman 12 hrs ago #27

We must respond in kind. The Grand Illuminist 19 hrs ago #19

More to the point, this is the blueprint for November... regnaD kciN 15 hrs ago #26

Not that anyone asked Akakoji 23 hrs ago #4

I'm confused AverageOldGuy 22 hrs ago #5

Nothing like a little biased reporting. It's Bloomberg. travelingthrulife 21 hrs ago #12

Good luck to the Democrat! QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #8

"Consternation"? He didn't write that! He just found out about the b in dumb! Maeve 21 hrs ago #9

Trump does not understand CA elections RussBLib 21 hrs ago #10

Neither does whoever wrote the headline Retrograde 19 hrs ago #20

According to the article, the results are official MichMan 19 hrs ago #22

Unless Los Angeles uses a different system than the rest of the state Retrograde 16 hrs ago #24

Socialist? Didn't know we had a socialist political party. travelingthrulife 21 hrs ago #11

She is DSA obamanut2012 20 hrs ago #15

Forgot about that and I shouldn't have because I nearly joined it years ago. travelingthrulife 18 hrs ago #23

Hilton is probably going to be #2 in the Jungle Primary obamanut2012 20 hrs ago #14

GOOD! The Grand Illuminist 19 hrs ago #17

Good. Maybe they can take down the AI slop billboards DBoon 19 hrs ago #21

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