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“A Total Joke” – Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton GOES OFF on California’s Shady Elections, Vows to End Mail-In Voting Scam

Republican California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on Friday went off on California’s rigged election system and the “completely outrageous” weeks or month-long counting process. 

“First of all, however long it takes, we are confident that we’re going to be in the top two at the end of this process. There is nothing that we’re seeing that changes our assessment that we will be in the top two once all the votes are counted,” he said. “And what does that mean? That means change is coming!”

Hilton continued, “This shambles is absolutely shameful for our state. India counts over 640 million votes in a day. California cannot count less than 10 million votes in a month. Thanks to the Democrats in charge of our state, we have become a national and an international laughing stock.”

“And then, when you dig into what is actually happening here, you see the reason,” he added, highlighting Ventura County, which won’t have another update on vote totals until Tuesday, June 9, one whole week after election day.

Hilton then laid out his plan to ensure the integrity of elections and eliminate the unchecked mail-in voting with three common-sense reforms if elected governor.

“Mail-in ballots must arrive by election day if they’re going to be counted,” he said.

“Mail-in ballots can only be offered by request, as it used to be. We shouldn’t send out mail-in ballots to everyone on the voter rolls when we know the voter rolls are completely wrong.”

And, he said, “We should be pre-counting these votes, just like Florida does, so it doesn’t end up being this mad backlog that takes a month or so to count. It’s completely ridiculous.”

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Trump Says “They’re Rigging the Election” in California as Counting Continues – “They Found a Lot of Mail-in Ballots Last Night”

President Trump sounded the alarm on California on Thursday, telling reporters, “They’re rigging the election,” as counting continues across the state and key races for California governor and Los Angeles mayor remain undecided. 

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt had surged on election night, taking an early lead over Democratic Councilwoman Nithya Raman and trailing incumbent Democrat Mayor Karen Bass by a slim margin. The two top vote-getters will advance to a runoff if no candidate receives over 50% of the vote.

However, the late-arriving mail-in votes, which are expected to be roughly a third of the total vote, will take days to arrive under California’s lawless vote-by-mail system.

As of 2:47 pm ET, 62% of ballots in the Los Angeles mayor’s race had been counted. Only Bass has been projected to advance to the runoff in November, where she will face either Spencer Pratt or Nithya Raman.

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President Trump Announces Investigation into California’s Extremely Slow Vote Counts Just as Suspicious Late Drops Slash GOP Leads in Two Critical Races

President Trump is fed up with the election shenanigans in California and is taking action.

As The Gateway Pundit’s Jordan Conradson reported, highly popular reality TV star-turned-mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt and businessman Steve Hilton emerged on election night seemingly in good shape to advance past the open primary for Los Angeles Mayor and California Governor, respectively.

Pratt is currently leading Marxist LA City Councilwoman Nithya Raman and trailing Bass by a slim margin. Hilton leads all candidates for governor. Few votes have been tallied since election night, but the ones counted so far have been good for Democrats.

Are Democrats beginning to execute the steal?

Trump thinks so. On Thursday morning, Trump alleged “big cheating” by the Democrats and announced an investigation had been launched by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in LA.

There’s BIG cheating by the Dumocrats in California,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Votes are all tied up. May not be in for weeks.”

“Under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. Why the vote counting DELAY???”

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Democrat Xavier Becerra Advances in California Governor’s Primary Race as Mail-in Ballots Flood In Two Days After Polls Close

Democrat Xavier Becerra, former Health and Human Services Secretary for Biden, advanced in the California governor’s primary race 48 hours after the polls closed on Thursday evening.

On Tuesday evening, Republican candidate Steve Hilton was in the lead shortly after the polls closed, and he is still holding on.

Two days later, and only 57% of the ballots have been counted in the California governor’s race.

Mail-in ballots pouring in after election night have favored Democrat Becerra and Tom Steyer.

Xavier Becerra currently has 1,468,875 votes at 26.04%

Steve Hilton still has a comfortable lead, holding on with 1,532,530 votes at 27.17%.

Democrat Tom Steyer has 1,139,578 votes at 20.18%

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Graham ‘Nazi Tattoo’ Platner Goes Into Hiding From the Media As His Campaign and Poll Numbers Implode

Graham Platner, the Democratic Socialist (communist) who is running for U.S. Senate in Maine, has gone into hiding from the mainstream media as scandals tank his campaign and his poll numbers.

Platner reportedly met with Senate Democrats this week, who wanted to know if another shoe was going to drop on him and his campaign. Most people believe that the worst is yet to come.

He is already dealing with fallout from having an actual Nazi tattoo for 20 years, countless hateful comments on Reddit about women, black people, gay people, and rape victims. It’s hard to imagine how things could get worse for him.

Is there any wonder why he’s hiding from the press?

FOX News reports:

Graham Platner avoids mainstream press as scandals surrounding Maine Democrat grows

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has been largely avoiding the press in the wake of his most recent scandal.

The presumptive Democratic nominee came under controversy over the weekend after reports revealed that Platner had sent explicit messages to at least six women while he was married. In the days following the reports’ release, Platner has continued to make public appearances at rallies but has stopped speaking to mainstream news outlets.

In a newsletter on Monday, News of the United States (NOTUS) reported that Platner had dropped out of a rescheduled phone interview on Sunday after the initial story broke on Saturday.

“It’s been hard to pin down Platner over the past few days. Igor [Bobic] was supposed to interview him Thursday in Maine, but Platner’s team said he didn’t have time. Platner’s staff then offered Igor some time to speak with him by phone on Sunday, but after the story broke Saturday, the interview was canceled again,” NOTUS reported.

The Maine Wire, a conservative local news outlet, also shared video on Sunday of Platner’s staff blocking reporters from speaking with the Maine Democrat as he left a rally.

People know this is not a winning campaign.

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Democrats in New Jersey Give Primary Win to Candidate With Ties to Al-Qaeda – In District That’s Final Resting Place for the Man Who Said ‘Let’s Roll’ on 9/11

Democrats in New Jersey just handed a primary win to Adam Hamawy, a candidate with actual ties to the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, which is credited with carrying out the attacks of 9/11.

This is in a district where Todd Beamer is buried. You may remember Todd Beamer as the airline passenger on Flight 93 who famously said “Let’s roll” as his last known words, referring to other passengers as they prepared to retake control of the plane, which crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania instead of somewhere in DC.

This is what Democrats have come to. Utterly shameful.

The New York Post reported:

‘Squad’-backed NJ Democrat who volunteered with Al Qaeda-linked group wins primary to replace Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman

Adam Hamawy, an Egypt-born former combat surgeon who once volunteered with an Al Qaeda-linked group in Bosnia, emerged victorious Tuesday in the Democratic primary for retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman’s (D-NJ) seat.

Hamawy — a staunch critic of Israel who was endorsed by “Squad” Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), as well as socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) — was the top vote-getter in the crowded Democratic primary race for the Garden State’s deep-blue 12th Congressional District.

An Iraq War veteran, Hamawy has made national headlines for saving Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s (D-Ill) life after a helicopter crash as well as for his volunteer work in the Gaza Strip…

Hamawy also had a yearslong relationship with Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy in 1995 after his followers carried out the bombing of the World Trade Center two years earlier.

Guy Benson of FOX News wrote on Twitter/X:

This is Todd “Let’s Roll” Beamer, who died heroically while trying to retake United Flight 93 from Al Qaeda terrorists on 9/11. His final resting place, is in Cranbury, NJ — where he was living with his wife and children before his murder. Cranbury is located in NJ-12, where the new Democratic nominee for Congress is Adam Hamawy.

Hamawy was a close associate and translator to Omar Abdel-Rahman, aka the ‘Blind Sheikh,’ an arch terrorist convicted of masterminding multiple plots against targets in NYC — including the World Trade Center. Hamawy testified at Adbel-Rahman’s trial, as a defense witness.

It has also been reported that Hamawy traveled to Bosnia to volunteer at an organization that was later unmasked as an Al Qaeda front group.

One of Hamawy’s loudest and most high-profile supporters and endorsers has openly declared that America deserved the 9/11 attacks.

Hamawy is now the prohibitive frontrunner to represent Todd Beamer’s district in the United States Congress.

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Spencer Pratt Advances to November Runoff in LA Mayoral Race with Strong Second-Place Finish, Declares ‘The Communists Already Lost’

Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt will advance into the November general election runoff for Los Angeles mayor.

With roughly 50 percent of the expected vote counted early Wednesday morning, Bass led with approximately 36-37 percent while Pratt pulled in a strong 29.2 percent.

Progressive City Councilmember Nithya Raman trailed far behind in third at 21.4 percent.

Under California’s top-two primary system, Bass and Pratt will face off in November, giving Pratt five more months to campaign.

Pratt decided to run on cleaning up the city after becoming fed up with rampant crime, homelessness, and losing his home in the devastating 2025 wildfires, which he, and many others, largely blame on incumbent Mayor Karen Bass’ extreme failures.

Though the election is non-partisan, with no listed parties, Pratt is personally a registered Republican.

The Hills star’s Pacific Palisades home was destroyed in last year’s wildfires. He announced his bid on the one-year anniversary of the destruction, positioning himself as the candidate who lost everything to government incompetence and is now fighting to fix it.

Pratt campaigned on aggressive homeless sweeps, tougher policing, business revival, and accountability for the Bass administration’s handling of disasters and street disorder.

Around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday night at his watch party at Don Antonio’s Mexican restaurant, Pratt stepped outside to address reporters after early results showed him advancing.

In a fiery statement to the gathered press, Pratt declared, “I didn’t know I’d be here tonight, but this is obviously God’s plan, and I’m going to go all the way, and I’m going to show everybody that I’m their mayor.”

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Calif.: Fire damage identified on mail-in ballots in L.A. ahead of primary elections

Fire damage was identified on a number of mail-in ballots from a drop box in Los Angeles, according to the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC).

In a Sunday press release, the RR/CC said “staff identified a limited number of Vote by Mail ballots that appeared to have sustained fire-related damage inside an Official Ballot Drop Box at the Department of Public Social Services-Civic Center.”

“Preliminary information indicates the incident was isolated and involved a small number of ballots, as it occurred between the most recent scheduled collection and the following morning’s retrieval,” the release stated.

It added that staff had filed a report with local police and would fully cooperate as the investigation continued.

The office also related a separate incident on Sunday morning when vandalism was discovered at the Cesar E. Chavez Park voting center in L.A. County, though it claimed that voting operations were not disrupted.

“Voting is a fundamental right, and Los Angeles County remains committed to ensuring every eligible voter can cast a ballot safely and confidently,” said L.A. County Board Chair and First District Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, per the release.

“Any attempt to vandalize election facilities, damage voting materials, or interfere with the voting process is unacceptable. We take these incidents seriously and will continue working with election officials and law enforcement partners to protect voters and uphold the integrity of our elections,” she continued.

The RR/CC also said it was working to identify the voters potentially affected by the incidents.

“Voters whose ballots may have been impacted by the Drop Box incident will be contacted directly and provided information about available options, including replacement ballots if necessary,” the office stated.

Sunday’s announcement comes just ahead of California’s June 2nd primary elections, which include the highly contested gubernatorial primary race.

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Man Running for Congress in Florida Sells 86-47 Merch, Threatens to Dox J6ers in Unhinged Video: “They Deserve a f***ing Noose”

Mark Davis, Air Force veteran and small business owner, is running unaffiliated (No Party Affiliation / NPA) in Florida’s 16th Congressional District, which covers parts of Hillsborough and Manatee counties, including areas around Parrish and Tampa Bay.

In the 2026 general election for U.S. House, he faces incumbent Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan.

Davis has become known for his very public use of “86 47” anti-Trump messaging, the same violent messaging that led to an indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.

You can read that indictment here.

Davis has worn “86 47” hats in photos, driven with an “86 47” license plate, and sells hats, t-shirts, and other merch directly on his campaign website.

After Comey was indicted, Davis doubled down. He posted defiant photos of himself in the hat with the license plate and said things like “Arrest us all. I dare you.”

He called the crackdown “silly” and vowed to keep wearing/selling the merch daily through the election.

In a recent post on Instagram, Davis said, “January Sixers don’t deserve a billion dollars. They deserve a f***ing noose.”

“And if I find out that any of you January Sixers request funds from this little fucking slush fund that Trump set up, I’m gonna personally dox the living fucking shit out of you.”

“Have fun.”

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Democrat Strategist TORCHES Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Suggests Spencer Pratt Could Win Based on Voter Anger

Democrat strategist Melissa DeRosa appeared on FOX News today and absolutely slammed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, noting that even though she has the establishment machine fully behind her campaign, she can’t break past 27 percent in polling.

She also notes that it has been 25 years since the city has had a Republican mayor and says that Spencer Pratt could win the race based on voter anger alone.

It’s amazing to see a Democrat strategist saying all of this out loud.

From Mediaite:

On Monday’s The Story on Fox News, Martha MacCallum played video of Bass saying of opponent Spencer Pratt, “It’s not just that he has no experience in city government, but I don’t know if he’s ever held a job in his life other than to be a reality TV star. And I think that he doesn’t know the issues. He’s operating out of anger. And what our city needs is to move forward, and a city where people can live their lives without the fear of crime.”

DeRosa told MacCallum, “Karen Bass is a Democrat with all of the establishment behind her. She has the union, and the governor, and Kamala Harris, but she can’t crack 26 or 27%.”

“So, that is not about Spencer Pratt, that is about her,” DeRosa said. “When you have a ceiling that low and you are the incumbent mayor, that is your constituents telling you, ‘You’re fired.’ So, Spencer Pratt — it’s fascinating to watch. A Republican has not been mayor in Los Angeles since 2001, so it’s been 25 years, and I think if he gets elected, he will get elected, yes, because people are angry, because they feel that the government has failed them.”…

“I think it’s gonna be a runoff between Bass and Pratt,” DeRosa said. “And then in a runoff, head-to-head, I actually think he can consolidate the anti-establishment vote, and he could come over the top, because she has a terrible record that she will defend for the next five months.”

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