'Wake-up call' for culture at California Democratic Party
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Days before the November election in which California Democrats expanded their dominion over the state with sweeping victories in almost every electoral battleground, a handful of people inside the party's inner circle knew of a problem that would ultimately topple their leader.
Serious allegations had been quietly lodged about the behavior of Eric Bauman, the state party's chairman. Shortly after the accusations were revealed, Bauman apologized.
And on Thursday, less than 24 hours after a Los Angeles Times investigation found that multiple party members accused the Los Angeles Democrat of making crude sexual comments and engaging in unwanted touching or physical intimidation in professional settings,
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