On Tuesday, Paul Jacob wrote of the Los Angeles mayoral race, focusing on the top three candidates, incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, Councilwoman Nithya Raman, and the challenger from outside the city machine, Spencer Pratt.
So why is the Babylon Bee making this joke?
While most cities and states seem to be able to figure out who won and who lost by the end of the day of the election, Los Angeles can take days, weeks, or maybe even months to allow for all the mail-in ballots to trickle in, resulting in a spectacular come-from-behind victory for Biden.
Yes, the votes are still coming in, showing Mayor Bass ahead, and Spencer Pratt in second place, as in this from ABC7 Eyewitness News:
But from the same source, we see this headline: “CA primary election results: Bass maintains lead as Raman closes gap in LA mayor’s race with Pratt.” The full graph:
But it is Saturday, and votes in California’s primary elections (with all U.S. House seats and the governor position and more in the balance) are still being counted.
Regardless of who wins, anyone expecting competence in running elections has lost.
Already, rumors of election tampering in the L.A. race are rife on the Internet.