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Mark Z. Barabak

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Mark Z. Barabak

    Commentary: Will or won't they? Newsom and Harris weigh 2028 contest — and possible collision (opens the original)

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    See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred The fraught relationship between Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris is the stuff of reality TV. With their Hollywood looks and unbridled ambition, the two San Francisco-spawned Democrats have spent decades in tacit competition, ascending to the heights of California politics while still managing to avoid direct confrontation. That could change in 2028, should Newsom and Harris jump their parallel tracks and face each other — and poss

  2. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Mark Z. Barabak

    Commentary: War games and draft lawsuits: Democrats work to Trump-proof November election (opens the original)

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    This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred DENVER — The office of Colorado’s attorney general is a perch 10 stories above downtown Denver. From his aerie, Phil Weiser has a sweeping view of the city skyline, the gold-domed Capitol and, occasionally, a red hawk on the wing. But looking toward November, Weiser sees something darker. Federal agents swarming polling places. Voters intimidate

  3. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Mark Z. Barabak

    Commentary: California's recall system is a mess. Voters can do something about it (opens the original)

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    See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred That was the tab in 2021, when California held a recall election less than a year before Gov. Gavin Newsom was set to face voters. There was angst — the COVID-19 pandemic was raging. There was anger — the lifesaving restrictions imposed by Washington and Sacramento made daily living a chore and drove many small businesses to the brink. Others went clear over the edge. There was also no small amount of political opportunism at pla

  4. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Mark Z. Barabak

    Commentary: Integrity on the ballot: Election deniers target secretary of state races in key states (opens the original)

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    This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Free and fair elections are foundational to our representative democracy. A government intended to reflect and honor the will of the people works only if the people can express their will. That’s why we have elections. But don’t take the word of your friendly political columnist. John Lewis, the late Georgia congressman and hero of the civil rig

  5. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Mark Z. Barabak

    Commentary: Texas is red, California blue — but for how much longer? A Lone Star toss-up will tell (opens the original)

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    See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred For more than three decades, California and Texas have been like tectonic plates drifting in opposite directions. California, the ancestral land of Republicans Richard M. Nixon and Ronald Reagan, has become a Democratic stronghold. It’s been 20 years since a GOP candidate won statewide office. Texas, which bred Democratic giants such as Sam Rayburn and Lyndon B. Johnson, has become a Republican fortress. A Democrat hasn’t been el

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