As I pointed out last month, fundraising totals suggest there is not a lot of enthusiasm for George Gascon to continue as Los Angeles DA for a second term.
Nathan Hochman, the criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor who is challenging incumbent George Gascón for the seat, has raised nearly $3.9 million for his campaign as of Sept. 16. That’s over five times more than Gascón, whose fundraising stands at around $678,000.
Often when you see a candidate run up a big fundraising tally like that you find out they were getting a lot of out of town or even out of state money. But in this case it’s actually the current DA, George Gascon who is getting more money from progressives outside LA County. Just 57% of Gascon’s meager haul came from the county where he works. For Hochman the figure was 83%.
Monday, a new poll was released which once again shows that Gascon is
