California Politicians Struggle to Explain Turnout Drop

“With the dust barely settled on the 2024 election in California, the biggest political players in the state are constructing their post-mortems — determining what to make of the mixed results from the Democratic stronghold that saw a deep plunge in voter turnout,” Politico reports.

“The state experienced a muted version of the rightward lurch that swept the country, with Republicans making some inroads by focusing on crime and the state’s high cost of living.”