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[00:00:00]folks right now that are there. Karen Bass is already going to move on, but right now Sto's uh vote is still out, but we could see uh uh Spencer Pratt in the general election in November, which is something two, three months ago would be absurd.

[00:00:16]>> Absolutely. It's remarkable. You It also tells you about the anger uh of people in Los Angeles, which is like the bluest of blue part of of of California. And you look at this and if you look at the two next top vote getters, it is 52%. So 52% of people who voted did not vote for Karen Bass, who was the incumbent and the Democrat uh in this race that everyone whose name everyone recognizes.

[00:00:42]Um it is a a true bout of anger that you're seeing there in California about the way things are and they're asking for change. We'll see what happens here.

[00:00:51]Um but it is fascinating to watch all of this. Um, let's go now to Iowa. Uh, a Trump pick candidate there suffering a rare primary loss. What did that tell you?

[00:01:03]>> Well, again, Donald Trump gets into this race very late. He comes in just in the last couple days. the candidate that he chooses, a a a congressman who, mind you, has been criticized for not being a great campaigner, loses to somebody who is even more conservative than he is right now, who aligns himself more with Trump perhaps than Randy Freen, who lost last night. But what it does show is that Donald Trump, look, Donald Trump still controls the Republican party.

[00:01:30]Donald Trump will still control the Republican party when he leaves office.

[00:01:33]But it does show that it's starting to slip just a little bit. Not everywhere.

[00:01:37]He has had an amazing run so far.

[00:01:42]Cornin, Bill Cassidy. These are all hardcore conservatives. But Donald Trump didn't think that they were loyal enough to him. But it goes back to the anger thing again. Let's go back to the anger.

[00:01:52]There's a whole realignment of both political parties. Sarah, we'll see this play out over the coming years. It may not feel like it's realigning right now, but when we look back at this time, we will look at these moments in politics and say, "Ah, that's what was happening."

[00:02:06]>> Yeah. I I can't wait to the book 20 years from now that looks back at what happened during this time in history.

[00:02:12]Mark Preston, maybe you will be the one writing it. Thank you so much. It is such a pleasure to have you here and I like seeing you outside there on the water. Look at you. Appreciate it. Enjoy that.

[00:02:21]>> Beautiful out here.

[00:02:22]>> It looks like it, John.

[00:02:24]>> I didn't know we're having class outside. Like who said we're having class outside today >> to uh that matchup. Uh but still lots of questions there. We've heard from both Hilton and Basera last night trying to preview some of their general election messaging. Basera presenting himself as this real foil to President Donald Trump while Steve Hilton has said that the Democratic le California is ready for change that he is ready to provide uh to these voters. All of the campaigns primary day in the United States could very well stretch into primary week in California with votes there still being counted at this hour. Democrats in the state may have dodged disaster as they avoided being locked out of key contests this autumn. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will face either former reality TV star Spencer Pratt or city council member Nathan Raman in November. Bus is under growing pressure to tackle homelessness in the city as it prepares to host the 2028 Olympics. And three candidates also remain alive in the race for governor. Republican Steve Hilton and Democrats Javier Sea and Tom Se as you can see there in Iowa. Meanwhile, a rare defeat for Trump candidate. The president had endorsed Congressman Randy Fenstra for governor, but he lost the Republican primary to Zack Clan, a farmer who has never held elected office. A lot for us to get through.

[00:03:43]I'll let Science is in Los Angeles. The votes trickle in. So, I'll let let me start, I think, on the mayoral race because it's something that's just intrigued so many people, not just nationally, but also internationally.

[00:03:52]Are we getting a clearer image at this stage of the results and any idea when we may get them?

[00:03:58]>> Well, Isa, that's a question so many California voters are asking as there is this very slow waiting game for these results to continue pouring in. For the incumbent Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, she is breathing a sigh of relief as she has advanced to that general election, but there is still an outstanding question about who she will face off against in November. Now, these early results have shown that Spencer Pratt, the former reality TV star, is in second place. But there is a potential that his lead uh over Nthia Ramen, who is in currently in third place, could potentially narrow, and that is because of the outstanding votes that still need to be counted. Uh a lot of these later votes are anticipated to be Democratic votes and so that could potentially factor into how this second place spot uh is looking. Uh but Pratt is hoping that he can hold on to that second position. He really has tried to run and tap into a lot of the frustration against the uh current mayor Karen Bass for her handling of several issues here in Los Angeles Los Angeles including the homelessness issue uh as well as the way that she responded to those Palisad fires. Spencer Pratt lost his own home in those fires and has really uh centered a lot of his campaign on pushing back on the way that Bass had handled that. So, uh, there's still a lot of outstanding questions about how this will unfold. It could be hours, it could be days, it could be weeks. No one's really sure. Uh, California is incredibly slow with their vote counting. Uh, in part because of the size of the state, but also they use universal mail-in voting, which allows voters to send in their ballots postmarked on election day. They just need to arrive at those election counting centers uh within 7 days. Uh so there could still be quite some time uh before the full results are known. Los Angeles is one of those areas of California that is especially slow at vote counting. Uh so this still could be a very open question for some time.

[00:06:00]>> And as we and as we look at the entirety of these races, these primaries, what can we take away just internationalize this for us for our viewers as we look ahead of course to those midterms? What kind of image and forces are at play here? Yeah, I mean every state is very different. California, I think one thing that we have seen uh in both the mayor's race and in the governor's race is that there is still some type of appetite for some establishment candidates. Uh a lot of these races will be set up as an establishment versus outsider contest.

[00:06:34]In the race for governor, you have Javier Basera. He's a former HHS secretary, former attorney general here in the state with a long political resume. uh he was able to move ahead over Tommy Styer who was the progressive candidate in the Democratic contest. Uh they're still waiting to see how that will shake out and who will be in that top position. But I think also when you just think about a lot of the uh other races that have played out across the country, not just in last night's primary, but primaries before, there has been a lot of Democratic enthusiasm among their primary candidates. And so that is going to be something to watch heading into the November midterm elections. Democrats right now are feeling very bullish about their chances to take back the House and the Senate uh in part due to some of the voter sentiment against President Trump and Republicans uh in Washington. So these are all dynamics that are playing out.

[00:07:29]There's cost of living issues. There's uh frustration with how high things like gas have gotten for people across the country. The way that the Iran war has impacted this. Those are all fl factors that will be playing into voters minds as they make their decisions heading into November.

[00:07:45]>> So this morning, too early to call. The results are still rolling in from some of the biggest primary races overnight.

[00:07:51]In California, no projection yet in that crowded governor's race. Trump backed Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Javier Visera. They're currently leading the pack of 61 candidates. I'm gonna play for you what they told supporters overnight.

[00:08:07]It looks very much as if Californians really will have the chance to vote for change in November and take and take our state and take our state in a new direction. The underdog stayed in the fight.

[00:08:29]>> Like my parents, I never gave up.

[00:08:33]never stopped putting one foot in front of the other, never stopped believing in the beacon-like goodness of California.

[00:08:40]And thankfully, neither did you.

[00:08:45]So, there's also Democrat Democratic candidate Tom Styer. He's currently in third place. And also a important reminder on all of this is just how the way things work in California is part of the story. The top two vote getters, regardless of party, advance here. The final results could take some time.

[00:09:03]California counts mail and ballots postmarked as late as election day. So those ballots are still rolling in. In the Los Angeles mayor's race, CNN projects the sitting mayor Karen Bass will advance to the November runoff. But who will join her is still up in the air as you can see. Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt or city council member Nthia Ramen. Another state to watch, Iowa. And the race especially to fill the state's first open senate seat in more than a decade. Josh Turk, a state lawmaker and parolympian, won the Democratic nomination for Senate there.

[00:09:35]He will advance to take on the Trump endorsed Republican Ashley Hinsson in the November election. CNN's Jeff Zelony is live this morning for us in De Moine.

[00:09:44]And that Senate seat is seen as a potential flip pickup opportunity for Democrats. They're at least hopeful. And then there's also the governor's race.

[00:09:54]>> Hey Kate, good morning. It is that governor's race that delivered a stunning defeat to the Republican est that President Trump has had in terms of his endorsements in this midterm election a season. It was last Friday when the president issued an endorsement of a congressman here named Randy Fenstra. He was largely thought to be winning this Republican governor's race.

[00:10:15]Well, that did not happen last evening.

[00:10:17]a businessman by the name of Zack Lane came out of nowhere over the last several weeks uh backed by the Maha movement make America healthy again of course and he won the Republican governor's primary now this is going to be a very competitive governor's race here Democrat Rob Sand is seen as a rising star in his party and he talks about building bridges between uh both parties here so a big blow for the White House there's no doubt but it is that Senate race that of course is one of the many uh puzzle pieces if you will for the midterm elections if Democrats have a chance to win control of the Senate.

[00:10:50]It is still an uphill battle. There's no doubt. It is going to come from states like Iowa because Democrats have to pick up four Republican held seats. And of course, this is an open seat because Joanie Erns, the Republican senator, is retiring. But Josh Hurk, a Democratic state representative, um a parolympian as well. He won the Democratic primary last evening. He'll be facing Republican Congresswoman Ashley Henson.

[00:11:16]Jeff Selony, you're the best. Thank you so much, Jeff. I really appreciate it.

[00:11:20]Sarah.

[00:11:20]>> All right. Thank you, K. Joining me now is CNN senior political analyst Mark Preston. Uh Mark, where would you like to start? Would you like to start in the most populous state in the country or I don't know, somewhere else where there's a lot of crops grow? Let's let's start with California. All right. What do you say?

[00:11:40]>> I say let's go to California because that is the best story right now in politics.

[00:11:46]All right. So, I'll tell you what, Sarah.

[00:11:49]>> Go ahead.

[00:11:52]>> No, you go ahead, please. I >> I want to talk to you about the the governor's race, but also the mayoral race. I don't know which one is more wild. Uh I'll give you the choice.

[00:12:04]>> All right. Well, so so let's break it down right now. Out in California, anger. Anger against the establishment.

[00:12:10]Anger about what's happening in cities.

[00:12:11]Anger at their choice of candidates.

[00:12:13]Right now, we're seeing all of that play out in California. We're also seeing that play out on the Republican side as well. We won't get too me into the details. You can go to CNN.com, look up all the results. But there were congressional primaries up and down the coast that everybody here in Washington who wants to see where control of the House is going to end up after the midterm elections are paying close attention to. But the two most fascinating races, the race for governor, a crowded field, Democrats right now seeming to have at least opened a path for a Republican to place in the top two and really one of the most Democratic states in the nation to be in the November elections. Still a lot of vote out right now. That may not happen, but Steve Hilton right now is in a good position. But it's really about LA, isn't it? Isn't it all about Los Angeles where we have Spencer Pratt, somebody who many of our viewers grew up watching on reality television, has come out of nowhere, has used this advent of AI to try to capture this anger in LA against the incumbent Karen Bass, the mayor, and he seems to have done so well. Again, he needs to place in the top two out of the three folks right now that are there. Karen Bass is already going to move on, but right now Sto's uh vote is still out, but we could see uh uh Spencer Pratt in the general election in November, which is something two, three months ago would be absurd.

[00:13:36]>> Absolutely. It's remarkable. You It also tells you about the anger uh of people in Los Angeles, which is like the bluest of blue part of of of California. And you look at this and if you look at the two next top vote getters, it is 52%. So 52% of people who voted did not vote for Karen Bass, who was the incumbent and the Democrat uh in this race that everyone whose name everyone recognizes.

[00:14:02]Um it it is a a true bout of anger that you're seeing there in California about the way things are and they're asking for change. We'll see what happens here.

[00:14:11]Um but it is fascinating to watch all of this. Um, let's go now to Iowa. Uh, a Trump pick candidate there suffering a rare primary loss. What did that tell you?

[00:14:23]>> Well, again, Donald Trump gets into this race very late. He comes in just in the last couple days. the candidate that he chooses, a a a congressman who, mind you, has been criticized for not being a great campaigner, loses to somebody who is even more conservative than he is right now, who aligns himself more with Trump perhaps than Randy Freen, who lost last night. But what it does show is that Donald Trump, look, Donald Trump still controls the Republican party.

[00:14:49]Donald Trump will still control the Republican party when he leaves office.

[00:14:53]But it does show that it's starting to slip just a little bit. Not everywhere.

[00:14:57]He has had an amazing run so far.

[00:15:02]Cornin, Bill Cassidy. These are all hardcore conservatives. But Donald Trump didn't think that they were loyal enough to him. But it goes back to the anger thing again. Let's go back to the anger.

[00:15:12]There's a whole realignment of both political parties. Sarah, we'll see this play out over the coming years. It may not feel like it's realigning right now, but when we look back at this time, we will look at these moments in politics and say, "Ah, that's what was happening." She joins us from Los Angeles. And let's start with the governor's race. What's the latest on that?

[00:15:32]>> Well, Becky, California voters are still waiting to learn who will face off in this November matchup for governor and whether it will be a Democrat versus a Republican or a Democrat versus a Democrat. The early results that have come in over the last roughly 12 hours have shown that Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Javier Basera are in the top two spots followed by progressive Democrat Tommy Styer. But right now, Basera is in a strong position position to advance to the general election because many of the votes that are coming in uh and being counted after election day are typically uh leaning more Democratic. The question then would be whether it's a Republican or a Democrat and Styer who Berl would face off against. Styer is hoping that some of those uh late returning Democratic voters, Democratic voters were very slow to return their ballots that some of those will break his way in this final stretch to potentially lift him into uh that matchup. Uh but still lots of questions there. We've heard from both Hilton and Basera last night trying to preview some of their general election messaging. Basera presenting himself as this real foil to President Donald Trump. While Steve Hilton has said that the Democratic le California is ready for change, that he is ready to provide uh to these voters. All of the campaigns have cautioned their supporters that this could take some time to determine those results. California is notoriously slow with counting their ballots due to the sheer size of the state and also the universal mail-in ballot or voting that allows voters to return their ballots on election day and have them postmarked election day and then need to be received by election offices uh within uh seven days. So, still a lot of uncertainty. This is a vote count that could go on for days, maybe even weeks uh as the candidates have been preparing um their campaigns and their supporters for uh for several days now.

[00:17:27]I want to ask you about the mayoral race, but before I do, very briefly, I mean, Steve Hilton um he he he um says that um California is ready for change. Um it needs to lean into the Republican party. Is it genuinely ready for change? Do you believe?

[00:17:45]>> That's the big question. I mean, California has typically in recent years voted uh strongly for Democrats when it comes to the governor's races, when it comes to presidentials.