May 9, 2026

Mayor Bass Goes Underground, Cancels Scheduled TV Debate

By Jeff Vaughn

LA Mayor Karen Bass appears to be following the Biden-Harris playbook and going quiet until after the June 2 election. Following a lackluster debate performance last week, she has withdrawn from a May 13 televised forum, the League of Women Voters confirmed.

The move echoes Vice President Kamala Harris’s retreat from media appearances after a tough 2021 NBC interview, and Joe Biden’s largely virtual “basement campaign” during his run for president in the spring of 2020.

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Jeff Vaughn
Jeff Vaughn

Jeff is the founder of streaming channel onLACA, a four-time Emmy winning newsman and CEO of VaughnMedia LLC. Jeff anchors news and business reports airing daily on radio and TV stations across the America.