The rich lefties tried to buy their way to power and failed (for now)
California took days to determine the final results of its primary, on account of elections in this state are operated worse than Third World military dictatorships, but two wealthy self-funded candidates did poorly in their respective races.
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Opinion The rich lefties tried to buy their way to power and failed (for now) By Pirate Wires Published June 10, 2026, 8:20 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google 1. Money can’t buy happiness (or CD-11, apparently) by Riley Nork California took days to determine the final results of its primary, on account of elections in this state are operated worse than Third World military dictatorships, but two wealthy self-funded candidates did poorly in their respective races. Saikat Chakrabati — who took the Bezos approach of gravitating toward a thicc Latina after making his tech money, serving as AOC’s chief of staff — dropped $10 million on his House race.
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