[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]n interesting thing happened in the results from Tuesday's primary election.
The Republican John Cox, who will face off against Democrat Gavin Newsom in the November midterm race for governor of California, got within striking distance of Antonio Villaraigosa, the former mayor of Los Angeles, in Los Angeles County. Trump-endorsed Cox got 20.1 percent and Villaraigosa got 22.5 percent in L.A.
Newsom, from San Francisco, beat them both in Los Angeles County by ten points more, which is overall a terrible result for Antonio, even allowing for an unfinished count with the provisional ballots after Tuesday's printing error.
Villaraigosa — the first Latino mayor of L.A. in modern times and once hailed as a shining star in the Democratic establishment — could not win his home-base of Los Angeles. That is strong evidence of a deep repudiation of his legacy among his presumptive base. And a likely sign that Villaraigosa's electoral career is over.