Back in 2020, George Gascon’s campaign raised around $13 million dollars, giving him quite a bit more to spend than the incumbent Jackie Lacey who raised about $7 million. Four years later the situation has changed dramatically.
As of Oct. 14, Hochman and outside groups supporting him have raised nearly $10.4 million in campaign donations, compared with $1.2 million for Gascón and his outside supporters, according to an analysis conducted by The Times.
Why have Gascon’s supporters seemingly abandoned him? Because they aren’t idiots and know a lost cause when they see one. Even George Soros has cut him off.
“These are sophisticated donors, and not only are they seeing the polls in this race, they also saw what happened to Chesa Boudin in San Francisco,” said Roy Behr, a longtime consultant to Democratic campaigns in Los Angeles, referring to the recall of Gascón’s…
