Listen: Some of our faves have been out there showing frustration with the initial votes in the California elections, referring to our state's voters as "Cattlefornia."

But we'd like to push back on that.

Here are some big wins for DSA and Working Families Party candidates in the state, as we see it:

Mai Vang (CA-7)
Connie Chan (CA-11)
Aisha Wahab (CA-14)
Randy Villegas (CA-22)
Angela Gonzalez-Torres (CA-34)

On top of that, DSA-adjacent candidate Nithya Raman seems poised to be the top-two challenger to Karen Bass down in Los Angeles.

Oh, and have we mentioned Jane Kim in the lead for statewide office in Insurance Commissioner?

Tom Steyer may not make it to the top-two against Xavier Becerra, with Republican Steve Hilton holding on by a thread.

But that's okay. The Left has done phenomenal work here in California this election, and we don't need to import any organizers from NYC, thank you very much.

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