Aref Aziz

Spread love, not hate, and participate.

[Xavier Becerra @XavierBecerra]

California has spoken. Thank you for standing with us. To every volunteer who made a call, sent a text, knocked a door, or showed up when it mattered most — this victory belongs to you.

We're just getting started. On to November.

[The Hill @thehill]

#BREAKING: Becerra advances in California governor’s race
https://t.co/B1gs0LXgNX

[Decision Desk HQ @DecisionDeskHQ]

Decision Desk HQ projects Xavier Becerra as one of two winners in the CA Governor Top-Two Primary

#DecisionMade: 8:58 PM EDT

[Matt A. Barreto 🇵🇪 ⚽️ @realMABarreto]

Some more very simple extrapolations showing how much of a hill @TomSteyer has to climb. He is currently trailing @SteveHiltonx by 402k ballots. Forecasts suggest there are more Dem ballots remaining. On e-night Dems had a 3:2 advantage. Let's go CRAZY and assume Dems have a 2.5 to 1 advantage, which they won't..... Given current vote choice patterns within each party, let's add 2.5M more Dem ballots but only 1.0M more GOP ballots. In this scenario, @XavierBecerra gains 254k over Steyer and XB gains 443k over Hilton. Hilton is still winning the lion's share of GOP ballots, so even at a 1 to 2.5 deficit, Hilton would lose 188k margin to TS. So TS could close 1/2 the gap (402k) under a very unlikely scenario that remaining ballots are 2.5 to 1 D:R. And recall very good evidence from the IGS poll that later Dem voters are breaking *more heavily* XB over TS

[Jeff Nesbit @jeffnesbit]

New Semafor piece leads with so many instances of the Steyer campaign paying for influencers. 25K (twice), 50K, even 400K. He’s paying huge sums of $$$ to pretend it’s organic. None of it is real.

[Maggy Krell @maggykrell]

The unfair attacks on Xavier Becerra demand a response. I was a Deputy Attorney General when Xavier Becerra served as California’s Attorney General. And I worked alongside him when I was Planned Parenthood’s General Counsel.  

As AG, Xavier created a unit entirely focused on healthcare rights and access as he went toe-to-toe with the Trump Administration to protect Californians.

When I volunteered at the border to help reunite mothers with their caged children, Xavier Becerra went to court and successfully challenged Trump’s cruel policies.

The portrayal of Xavier Becerra in negative ads is false.  The real Xavier Becerra is smart, strategic, and strong.

[Shane Goldmacher @ShaneGoldmacher]

“I really believe Tom Steyer is different,” Mr. Espina said

Unmentioned in Mr. Espina’s post: Mr. Steyer’s campaign was paying him $100,000 to help win the election.

From @kenbensinger:
https://t.co/Xg19TxrDmm

[Xavier Becerra @XavierBecerra]

You have the power to put an end to the Tom Steyer ads.

[Luis Alejo⚖️ @SupervisorAlejo]

@TomSteyer @XavierBecerra This is very disrespectful to the Latino community and is racist against a respected Latino leader. Do better, Tom!

The Democratic Party should condemn these offensive comments! @ChicanoDemsCDP @CALatinoCaucus @LatinoCaucus @CA_Dem

[CalMatters @CalMatters]

Commentary:

This paradox calls into question whether GDP is the best measure of financial success for state policymakers. If we’re first in homelessness and first in the cost of everyday goods, does being fourth in GDP matter? https://t.co/9RrAXWCdPb

📝 Aref Aziz

[Derek Tran @derektranCA45]

Only in America can you go from refugees fleeing with nothing but the clothes on your back to becoming a member of Congress in just one generation.

Today's count has made it clear: I am the winner of this race thanks to the resilience, spirit, and dedication of our #CA45 community and volunteers.

Read my full statement here: https://t.co/VSzG1vltap

[Deepa Sharma ⚖️ @DeepaSharmaEsq]

Happening this evening: CA AANHPI Organizing Call at 7pm! #LetsWinThis #allinforKamala

[Deepa Sharma ⚖️ @DeepaSharmaEsq]

Proud to be part of VP Harris’s home state delegation and make history by supporting Kamala Harris for President ✅

[Deepa Sharma ⚖️ @DeepaSharmaEsq]

Beware of flailing narcissists. They are more deranged as they lose grip on power.

[Deepa Sharma ⚖️ @DeepaSharmaEsq]

Early on in my career, I was a campaign manager in an extremely tight race for the Democratic Party endorsement vote. When I rejected a delegate’s advances, he chillingly whispered to me: you know the vote is tomorrow, right? I didn’t have the courage to tell anyone at the time.

[Senator Laphonza Butler @Senlaphonza]

There have been over 2,000 U.S. Senators yet there have only been 12 Black Senators. In the long march for justice, we have taken great strides… and will continue to rise.

[Kevin Liao @KevinLiao_]

Among the LA Times' layoffs of 115+ employees is the one reporter designated to covering Asian Americans — a community that the paper has historically done a poor job covering. Truly a disappointing day.

[Christopher Cadelago @ccadelago]

News: California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis was the victim of a “swatting” call last weekend at her San Francisco home, authorities confirmed exclusively to POLITICO

Kounalakis was targeted days after pushing to remove Donald Trump from the primary ballot

https://t.co/4r9GeTEIRC

[Jeremy B. White @JeremyBWhite]

Gotta give it up to @tclift -- she has been indefatigable on this story

https://t.co/wuwBpMYiwR

[Aref Aziz @arefreeme]

Let's not minimize the work of and de-platform historically marginalized communities. The protests canceled an opportunity for Dems to hear the voices and concerns of the AAPI, Black, Latino, Arab, & Disability communities. — Signed, an Afghan-American Activist & Caucus Leader

[fatimaiqbalzubair.bsky.social @fatimaizubair]

Gaza update tonight.

But no, we should instead condemn peaceful civil disobedience leading to cancelled caucus meetings and speakers interrupted for a minute while a genocide is taking place.