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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon is about to face voters again for the first time since winning election in November 2020, and it’s not looking great for the “justice reformer.” According to a recent California Elections and Policy Poll (CEPP) taken January 21-29 showed that 51 percent of the participants disapprove of the job Gascon is doing as District Attorney.
There are multiple challengers facing Gascon in the March 5 election, which is a positive because it makes it more likely that Gascon won’t be able to get to 50 percent and win outright. However, since there are seven challengers (possibly one or two others I’m not recalling), it’s more likely that Gascon will be one of the two making it to the run-off, especially given how organized the Democratic Socialists in the area are.
One name stands out in the race and in the polling – current Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami, an office veteran who has made a name for himself both for his prosecution of child murderers and for his consistent public opposition to Gascon’s policies, who’s the highest-polling challenger in the race.
Hatami’s also doing well in fundraising, and on Monday launched video ads on streaming TV services and online, and radio ads on the top three talk radio stations in Los Angeles County that will run through March 5. That’s a big deal because although Gascon is winning in the polls, with 15% of respondents saying they’d vote for him if the election were held today, 64 percent of the respondents were undecided – meaning that quite a few people don’t want Gascon, but they don’t know enough about who’s running against him to make a choice.
The poll results are as follows:
- 15% George Gascon
- 8% Jonathan Hatami
- 4% Nathan Hochman
- 2% Jeff Chemerinsky
- 2% Craig Mitchell
- 2% Maria Ramirez
- Less than 1% each, all other individual candidates
- 64% Don’t Know
Hatami posted his latest video ad to Twitter Monday morning, writing:
As a 17-year Deputy District Attorney in Los Angeles, I’ve prosecuted some of the most notorious crimes against children our county has ever seen. It has been the greatest honor of my life to fight for abused, neglected and murdered children – children like little Gabriel Fernandez.
The passion and dedication I bring when I fight for justice for children like Gabriel is the same passion I will bring to the entire county of Los Angeles as District Attorney…
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