Mamdani may seem like a safe haven.
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Jun 9, 2026
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Prediction: Tax panic among the top 5%. https://t.co/aErbEoS4AN
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Jun 9, 2026
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Registering homeless to vote (Raman’s base!) seems unobjectionable. They have a right to vote. But do they actually vote or does some activist/NGO/DSA type vote for them? https://t.co/a3BCVjQuGj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 9, 2026
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Why is it the registrar’s business to oppose proposed changes in election laws? Aren’t they supposed to be neutral? https://t.co/U8pauO0CMh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 9, 2026
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If the DSA harvesting machine can get LA voters to approve another sales tax increase on themselves, don’t you think they’ll pass the wealth tax? https://t.co/OawTap7LoC
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Jun 9, 2026
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“[the American people need something to get them through the slog.” @bungarsargon’s off-message plea to Trump should have gotten more attention. And it’s not just $ they need–they need an overriding goal of Trump’s second term, beyond immigration (which they see as largely
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Jun 9, 2026
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According to Claude, California doesn’t place many statutory restrictions on “undue influence” during ballot harvesting. (Another loophole.) But the state constitution does guarantee the right to a secret ballot, which the DSA’s guides seem to draw and quarter (much like
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Jun 9, 2026
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When it says “Your ballot has been reified” then I’ll know the DSA has won.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 9, 2026
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PS Of course we don’t know what percentage of DSA/influenced last/minute votes (#1) were “harvested.” Presumably lots were just voted directly by voters. https://t.co/Usc2gr7ThK
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Jun 9, 2026
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Of course they compute, if you think effective last-minute DSA ballot harvesting did the “rigging.” That happens in LA, not so much statewide. https://t.co/hK3LUl6q0j
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 9, 2026
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UPDATE: Between Jennifer Callahan’s report https://t.co/SvYgjK1RjB and this glimpse at the DSA marching orders, I think we’re getting a clearer picture of what may have happened: DSA “harvested” a lot of mail-in ballots for Nithya using mild, but maybe not legal, pressure https://t.co/lgLdgDG9n8
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Jun 9, 2026
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Well, stronger DSA presence doing “harvesting” of iffy legality, yes. https://t.co/o03hHlr4RC https://t.co/x8SKzsmGcm
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 9, 2026
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We now know how the DSA machine collects (“harvests”) votes. You may want to amend and extend your remarks. https://t.co/o03hHlr4RC https://t.co/rqUBe8dd76
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Jun 9, 2026
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Also, the more bipartisan outrage there is the more likely CA Supreme Court is to uphold any finding of illegality.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 9, 2026
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If a judge decides this form of “harvesting” is illegal, can he or she throw out the election results? Getting ahead of things, I know, but this is Twitter. https://t.co/m0ztMDBFuh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 9, 2026
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Now they say my ballot is “completed.” They’ve come up with every possible word except “counted.” https://t.co/1fFH6sN9oN
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 9, 2026
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Now we know what the “harvesters” actually do. (“If we fill it out together right now …”) It’s not what we were told they do. https://t.co/Iab0C2GEPV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 9, 2026
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“[Raman] has captured the imagination of a younger and more progressive generation of constituents,” Seems a little much. Maybe the way Mumford & Sons captured the imagination of a generation of listeners! She ‘s no Mamdani. Doesn’t mean she won’t win. https://t.co/9RkNGdCAR0
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 9, 2026
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On the other hand, @E_Barcohana says Raman’s pulled off this last minute trick before, when the special circumstances of #3 did not apply: https://t.co/x10uwzSGYA
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Jun 8, 2026
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This means you, @EsotericCD https://t.co/HNf4HahCIb https://t.co/5JUKIDzD8D
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 8, 2026
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Link for what happens (nothing) when harvesters don’t sign: https://t.co/iG2622Jjwf
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Jun 8, 2026
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I admit that possibility #3 is looking better than I expected … https://t.co/igjDIc6OIV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 8, 2026
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For those dismissing the possibility of fraud in CA vote, please remember that key protections we’re told are built into the law turn out to be vaporous in practice:
–‘You need to sign it’ …. A mark or slash will do.
–‘We check those signatures.’ … LA election workers told— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 8, 2026
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Contending explanations for Raman’s post-election surge:
1. Last minute mail-ins by hipsters following DSA guidance (Trujillo)
2. Last minute mail-ins by strategic voters to block out GOPs (Fleischman)
3. Dems vote late because 1) don’t distrust mail 2) were waiting on Governor— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 8, 2026
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Explanations for Raman’s post-election surge:
1. Last minute mail-ins by hipsters following DSA guidance (Trujillo)
2. Last minute mail-ins by strategic voters to block out GOPs (Fleischman)
3. Dems vote late because 1) don’t distrust mail 2) were waiting on Governor polls. But— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 8, 2026
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