This isn’t wishful thinking on Politico’s part, it’s an announcement of a pre-arranged certainty

scott weiner, author of California’s new pedophile bill and running to replace Nanny Box wine in congress, won the top position, so to speak

Becerra and Bass surge in California as anti-establishment fever breaks

Karen Bass advanced to a November runoff, while Xavier Becerra was in position to make the runoff in the governor’s race in early returns.

LOS ANGELES — The Democratic establishment swung back in California on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advanced to a November runoff in a better-than-expected showing in her reelection bid, while Xavier Becerra was in solid position to make the runoff in the race for governor — both blunting a surge of outsider energy and massive spending in the nation’s most populous state.

While the governor’s race was still not called early Wednesday, and Bass still has a runoff to contend with, early results suggested the limits of anti-establishment currents that threatened for months to upend the party apparatus in this heavily Democratic state.

“We’ve been fighting, because we’re not going to let somebody turn back our clock,” Bass said in a fiery victory speech after dancing across the stage to the podium.

It was the same for establishment Democrats elsewhere.

…. Pratt, who was in second place as of early Wednesday, held a private party inside a Mexican restaurant on the city’s Westside he’s frequented since his years on mid-aughts reality show “The Hills.” Speaking to a gaggle of reporters outside, he said he looked forward to a one-on-one against Bass.

“I hope she’s ready,” Pratt said of Bass. “I literally could not be more excited.”

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But Pratt’s place in the runoff is not assured. As of early Wednesday, he held a lead over Raman, who is challenging Bass from the left. Political observers widely expect late-arriving ballots to skew more Democratic, which could aid Raman — a looming threat to the incumbent. Should Pratt hold on, however, Bass would have a considerable edge in a city with 15 percent Republican registration.

let the celebrations begin