Bill Maher drops truth bomb about LA voters options for mayor: Two choices

Bill Maher had a blunt take on Los Angeles’ political future after voters handed the mayor’s office to a Democratic Socialist.The talk-show host took aim at the city’s two choices in Tuesday’s election, which saw City Councilwoman Nithya Raman defeat incumbent Karen Bass.“Yes, we have a new mayor in L.A.,” Maher told his two guests on Friday night’s show, before delivering a punchline that drew laughs from the audience.“You get two choices in L.A.: Left or further left,” he said.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story Maher echoed the sentiment of many Angelenos who felt their final two options came down to who was the least worst option.Both general election candidates had been dogged by questionable track records.One of Maher’s guests, Coleman Hughes, ripped further into the mayor-elect’s ideology.

Both candidates are Democrats, but Raman is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.“Look, my issues are high rents and crime.Socialists don’t tend to be good on those issues because they institute policies like rent control, which sounds good but end up increasing the rents in the long run,” Hughes said.Hughes, an American writer and podcaster who is a former fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, also pushed back against younger Americans who view socialism as a fresh solution to the country’s problems.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!“We got 100 years of data on socialism.

It’s not good for the economy,” he bluntly stated.He dismissed the...