Stephen A. Smith issues brutal wake up call to Democrats after California elections and takes potshot at Newsom

Stephen A.Smith has issued a scathing warning to Democrats after their mixed performances across California’s elections this week.“A message has been sent and that message that’s been sent is very, very simple,” he said.

“If people in a blue state like California are seriously entertaining putting Republicans in charge, could you imagine what other states in this union are contemplating doing?”“Could you imagine what an indictment that is against Democrats everywhere?” he added.Smith was referring particularly to the performance in the governor’s and mayor’s races, where conservative candidates appear to have made gains as ballots continue to be counted.Trump-endorsed Fox News host Steve Hilton picked up a large number of votes and leads in the state’s gubernatorial primary.While the race has not been called, it appears Hilton will likely qualify as one of the contenders under California’s jungle primary system, where the top two vote-getters advance to the November election.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story Democratic front-runner Xavier Becerra is trailing in second place.With 56 percent of the vote counted, Hilton leads with 27.6 percent of the vote, while Becerra and billionaire activist Tom Steyer have 25.6 percent and 19.8 percent, respectively, as of Thursday morning, according to the Associated Press.A large number of mail-in ballots still remain to be counted, and those ballots have historically tended to favor Democrats.With a crowded Democratic field and a significant voter registration advantage, Democrats had hoped to lock Republicans out of the general election, but that has not happened.“Let me tell you something right now.

If Hilton wins the gubernatorial race and Pratt wins the mayor’s seat [in Los An...