My News LA Article RatingKaren Bass Becomes First Woman Elected Mayor of Los Angeles - MyNewsLA.com
Nov 17, 2022 View Original Article
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| "Caruso was a Republican until 2019 and donated to anti-abortion politicians, allowing Bass to contrast herself as a lifelong, pro-choice Democrat in a city that leans heavily Democratic." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "The mayor of Los Angeles has no power over abortion." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Outgoing Mayor Eric Garcetti called Bass' victory a historic moment and a win for all Angelenos." | Positive | 68% Conservative |
| "Outgoing Mayor Eric Garcetti called Bass' victory a historic moment and a win for all Angelenos." | Positive | 68% Conservative |
| "Bass was also endorsed by nearly every major figure in the Democratic Party, including Obama, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris." | Positive | 64% Conservative |
| "Bass was also endorsed by nearly every major figure in the Democratic Party, including Obama, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris." | Positive | 64% Conservative |
| "Bass was also endorsed by nearly every major figure in the Democratic Party, including Obama, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris." | Positive | 64% Conservative |
| "Bass was also endorsed by nearly every major figure in the Democratic Party, including Obama, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris." | Positive | 64% Conservative |
| "Congratulations, Karen, and Godspeed." | Positive | 46% Conservative |
| "Bass said she hopes Caruso continues his civic participation in the city that we both love." | Positive | 46% Conservative |
| "The results are in, and it is the honor of my life to be elected as your mayor, Bass wrote in an email to supporters after her lead grew to 53" | Positive | 30% Conservative |
| "As a healer and a coalition builder, Karen appealed to our hearts and to our better angels." | Positive | 28% Conservative |
| "The Bass campaign provided a photo of Bass sitting at a desk in her office, watching television coverage of her victory, with a framed newspaper clipping of when Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008 leaning against the side of the desk." | Positive | 26% Conservative |
| "The Bass campaign provided a photo of Bass sitting at a desk in her office, watching television coverage of her victory, with a framed newspaper clipping of when Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008 leaning against the side of the desk." | Positive | 26% Conservative |
| "The Bass campaign provided a photo of Bass sitting at a desk in her office, watching television coverage of her victory, with a framed newspaper clipping of when Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008 leaning against the side of the desk." | Positive | 26% Conservative |
| "Garcetti said Bass had received unconditional support throughout the transition period and has already begun preparing with his team on the transfer of power." | Positive | 24% Conservative |
| "Councilman Mike Bonin tweeted that he was so proud to be an Angeleno tonight.The voters have chosen wisely, and elected Karen Bass as our next mayor, Bonin tweeted." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Mini Timmaraju, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, called Bass the champion that people in Los Angeles deserve." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Caruso held the lead in the vote count after Election Day, but as updates slowly trickled in over the next week, Bass surpassed him and then gradually extended her lead." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "Heading into Election Day, several experts described Bass as the favorite, though they were uncertain how much Caruso's spending would sway the race." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "The people of Los Angeles have sent a clear message: it is time for change and it is time for urgency, said Bass, who will be the first woman and the second Black person to be Los Angeles' mayor." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "In a statement, Bass said she received a gracious call from Caruso." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "Bass was working in her Los Angeles congressional office when she learned that The Associated Press had called the race Wednesday afternoon." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Bass, 69, grew up in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement with three brothers in the Venice and Fairfax neighborhoods." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Bass was considered by Biden to serve as his ruing mate when he was ruing for president in 2020, a position that eventually went to Harris." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Bass was considered by Biden to serve as his ruing mate when he was ruing for president in 2020, a position that eventually went to Harris." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Bass was considered by Biden to serve as his ruing mate when he was ruing for president in 2020, a position that eventually went to Harris." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "But Bass, who positioned herself as the authentic, pro-abortion rights Democrat in the race, won over an electorate that experts said favored her." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "I have great respect for his commitment to serving the people of Los Angeles, Bass said of her opponent, who spent more than $100 million on his campaign, much of it from his own fortune ." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Caruso was a Republican until 2019 and donated to anti-abortion politicians, allowing Bass to contrast herself as a lifelong, pro-choice Democrat in a city that leans heavily Democratic." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "She was drawn to community activism after watching the movement on television, volunteering for Robert F. Keedy's 1968 presidential campaign when she was 14." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Bass was elected to the House of Representatives in 2010." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Her victory is further proof that voters want to see candidates fight back for the freedom to decide, Bass said." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Bass is the first sitting House member to be elected mayor of Los Angeles since 1953, when Rep. Norris Poulson was elected." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Fernando Guerra, professor of political science at Loyola Marymount University, called Bass the establishment candidate." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "David Huerta, president of SEIU United Service Workers West, said Bass had a track record of fighting for Los Angeles' working class." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Romero added that Bass' mainstream endorsements, name recognition and lengthy history in Los Angeles made a difference." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "In 2004, Bass was the only Black woman in the Legislature when she was elected to the Assembly." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "There will be more to come from the movement we built, but for now, as a city we need to unite around Mayor-elect Bass and give her the support she needs to tackle the many issues we face, Caruso said." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Developer Rick Caruso conceded defeat in the Los Angeles mayor's race to Rep. Karen Bass, after updated vote count released Wednesday increased her lead to more than 46,500 votes." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Bass inherits leadership of a city grappling with a scandal that has embroiled City Hall for the past month, after three council members and a top county labor official took part in a recorded conversation in October 2021 that included racist comments and attempts to manipulate redistricting." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Then-Reps. James Roosevelt, Alphonzo Bell and Xavier Becerra lost campaigns for mayor in 1965, 1969 and 2001." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Then-Reps. James Roosevelt, Alphonzo Bell and Xavier Becerra lost campaigns for mayor in 1965, 1969 and 2001." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Then-Reps. James Roosevelt, Alphonzo Bell and Xavier Becerra lost campaigns for mayor in 1965, 1969 and 2001." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
53% : Caruso was a Republican until 2019 and donated to anti-abortion politicians, allowing Bass to contrast herself as a "lifelong, pro-choice Democrat" in a city that leans heavily Democratic.34% : The mayor of Los Angeles has no power over abortion.
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