George Gascón, elected in 2020 during a push for criminal justice reform, now trails Nathan Hochman by 30 points in recent polls.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, elected in 2020 amid a wave of criminal justice reform, is now trailing his conservative challenger, Nathan Hochman, by 30 points, according to recent polling.Hochman, a former federal prosecutor, has capitalized on rising public concern over safety, criticizing Gascón's approach to justice reform, particularly his refusal to seek the death penalty in cases and his use of what Hochman calls lenient sentencing policies.
'George Gascón hasn't changed at all in the last four years, but the world around him has changed dramatically,' said Dan Schnur, a political communications expert at USC, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. Donors who once supported Gascón have largely vanished, with Hochman out-raising him 11 to 1.
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