Extremists like Gascon, Newsom, Cuomo, and de Blasio are the kind of Dems that I have little use for. They also usually windup bringing about the election of more and more Republicans, even with the moribund Republican Parties of California and New York.

As for his opponent, I'm rarely comfortable with a D.A. who gets such strong support from police unions as it often indicates someone who too easily accepts police excesses. That appears to have been the case with Lacey. Had she been as tough on the police as she was on criminals, maybe she could have survived what was a difficult election environment for urban law and order candidates.