‘Send help’: LA GOP leader issues desperate appeal after Dem mayor’s campaign vid shocks viewers

EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles County GOP Chair Roxanne Hoge issued an impassioned appeal for Republicans to "send help" to Democratic-controlled California, describing what she sees as rampant corruption in the state and saying most people "can't understand the level of obsession they have with controlling our lives." In an interview with Fox News Digital, Hoge addressed the online reaction to a recent viral video posted by Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in which the mayor said the city government would match six times every dollar donated to her re-election campaign.

While some social media users expressed shock, Hoge said she was not surprised.

"The rest of the country doesn't understand what we're living under here," she told Fox News Digital.

"The number one thing people need to understand about Los Angeles in particular and California in general is that they've codified all of their shenanigans," she explained.

"What normal people consider cheating or weirdness in the electoral process? It's all in the rules [here]." LOS ANGELES PROPOSAL TO ALLOW NONCITIZENS TO VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS SPARKS ONLINE BACKLASH In a recent viral social media post, Bass, Los Angeles’ 72-year-old progressive mayor, said that "when you donate to our campaign, the city can match your donation 6 to 1," adding, "If you donate $5, the city turns it into $35." Bass said that "thanks to LA’s super match program, every qualified donation from Los Angeles residents is matched six to one by the city." She added that after this year’s mayoral primary, in which Republican candidate Spencer Pratt garnered significant support, "we had to start over from scratch." "So, we need you to rush in your matching donation right now, to help fuel this campaign," she said.

Social media users questioned and criticized Bass’ comments.

Conservative activist Billboard Chris commented, "How is it legal to take money from Los Angeles taxpayers to fund your own re-election campaign?" Commentator Matt Van Swol wrote, "Can someone please explain to me like I’m 5 years old how this is not COMPLETELY illegal?????" KAREN BASS RIPPED AFTER SUGGESTING TAXPAYER-FUNDED DENTAL CARE FOR METH USERS Author Michael Shellenberger simply wrote, "This is grotesque." "Is this a JOKE?!?" wrote well-known Los Angeles doctor and political commentator Houman David Hemmati.

"Why on EARTH are LA City taxpayers, who can’t even afford to clean up their streets or have water in their fire hydrants, forced to match contributions to Bass’ Mayoral reelection campaign 6:1?!? … HUH?! Insanity!" Hoge, however, said the matching-funds program Bass describes in her campaign video is legal under city law.