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DEVASTATING Poll Shows Democrat LA Mayor KAREN BASS Facing CRUSHING Defeat as Crime-Ridden City Turns Against Her

Gary FranchiMarch 25, 2026246 views
DEVASTATING Poll Shows Democrat LA Mayor KAREN BASS Facing CRUSHING Defeat as Crime-Ridden City Turns Against Her
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is staring down the barrel of a political disaster as a bombshell new poll reveals the Democrat politician has lost the confidence of her own voters in spectacular fashion.

The Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies/Los Angeles Times poll delivered what can only be described as devastating news for Bass, showing that a majority of L.A. residents now disapprove of her performance as their city crumbles under Democrat leadership. This comes just two months before Bass hopes to secure the Democratic nomination for re-election.

But here's the truly humiliating part for Bass: she's struggling against a field of virtually unknown challengers. As one political observer noted, "That she's having this much trouble against such a little-known field bodes very, very poorly for her."

Another Failed Democrat Mayor Bites the Dust

Is anyone really surprised? This is what happens when radical Democrats prioritize woke ideology over actually governing. Los Angeles residents are living with the consequences of Bass's failed leadership every single day - from rampant homelessness to skyrocketing crime rates to businesses fleeing the city in droves.

The poll numbers represent a stunning collapse for a mayor who was supposed to be the Democrats' answer to L.A.'s problems. Instead, she's become part of the problem, and voters are finally waking up to the reality that Democrat policies simply don't work.

"The people of Los Angeles are sending a clear message: they're tired of failed Democrat leadership that puts politics before public safety and ideology before results."

This polling disaster for Bass is just the latest example of Americans rejecting the failed Democrat agenda that has turned once-great cities into crime-ridden disasters. From San Francisco to Chicago to now Los Angeles, voters are discovering that electing Democrats means accepting decline as inevitable.

With President Trump's second term showing Americans what real leadership looks like, it's no wonder that even deep-blue Los Angeles is starting to question whether their Democrat mayor deserves another chance to destroy their city.

Will Los Angeles voters finally have the courage to reject the failed policies that have turned their city into a national embarrassment? The answer may determine whether L.A. can ever recover from years of Democrat mismanagement.

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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LAResident47Verifiedjust now
I've lived here for 30 years and have never seen it this bad. My neighbor's car was broken into twice last month alone. Something has to change.
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CaliforniaConservativeVerifiedjust now
The homeless encampments are out of control and crime is through the roof. Maybe now LA will consider electing someone who actually cares about results instead of virtue signaling.
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SmallBizOwnerVerifiedjust now
My shop downtown has been vandalized three times since she took office. Where's the leadership?
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PatriotMom2024Verifiedjust now
Finally! LA voters are waking up to the disaster that Democrat policies have created. You can't coddle criminals and expect a safe city.
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ConservativeCAVerifiedjust now
Exactly right! Soft-on-crime policies never work, and now they're seeing the results firsthand.
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RedWaveRisingVerifiedjust now
BOOM! The people have spoken and they're tired of the lawlessness.
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TaxpayerFirstVerifiedjust now
What were her approval ratings when she took office? Would be interesting to see how far they've fallen.
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DataDrivenVerifiedjust now
I think she started around 55% approval. This poll showing her in the 30s is a massive drop!
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CommonSenseVoterVerifiedjust now
This is what happens when you prioritize ideology over public safety. Basic law and order should be the foundation of any functioning city.