California Governor’s Race: Here’s Who’s Running in 2026 – The New York Times

California Governor’s Race: Here’s Who’s Running in 2026  The New York …
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One day after California’s Democratic party urged candidates without a “viable path” in the state’s crucial race for governor to drop out,
the crowded field showed no sign of winnowing down.

At least nine Democrats are in the running to replace the outgoing governor, Gavin Newsom,
with no clear frontrunner,
💥which has fueled fears that the number of candidates could lead to two Republicans advancing to the November election.

Rusty Hicks, the chair of California’s Democratic party, warned in an open letter on Tuesday about that “unlikely” but “possible” scenario and called on candidates to
“act in a responsible manner with the opportunities and support we have earned”.

He advised candidates not to run in the primary if they don’t have a path to reach the general election,
and said they should be prepared to suspend their campaigns within the next month if they hadn’t made “meaningful progress” toward a primary win.

The packed field of Democratic candidates includes
former secretary of health and human services and state attorney general Xavier #Becerra;
former state lawmaker Ian Calderon; San Jose’s mayor, Matt #Mahan;
former congresswoman Katie #Porter;
billionaire environmental activist Tom #Steyer;
the Congress member Eric #Swalwell;
the state schools superintendent, Tony #Thurmond;
former mayor of Los Angeles Antonio #Villaraigosa;
and former state controller Betty #Yee.

The Republican candidates include
Chad #Bianco, the Riverside county sheriff,
and the conservative political commentator Steve #Hilton.

The nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California found the race had split into two distinct groups,
with polling indicating Hilton, Porter, Bianco, Swalwell and Steyer are in close competition,
while the other candidates trail behind
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Four takeaways from California’s first gubernatorial debate since Kamala Harris said she wasn’t running

In a darkened airport hotel ballroom room, a bevy of California Democrats sought to distinguish themselves from the…
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A single picture which captures so much of the hideousness of the 1980s.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Margaret_Thatcher_Strom_Thurmond_1981.jpg

Strom #Thurmond was a #racist politician from the US state of South Carolina who fought #CivilRights & co-wrote the Southern Manifesto. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_Thurmond

Margaret Thatcher established #neoliberalism preeminence in #UK, overseeing #deregulation of markets, #UnionBusting, & #privatisation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher

The 1991-93 recession followed her tenure.

President Biden said Wednesday that Republicans in Congress are "worse" than prominent Senate segregationists including Strom Thurmond.

The comments mark an escalation in Biden's war of words against Republicans as the #GOP-controlled House refuses to hold a vote on a Senate foreign aid bill.

"I've been a senator since '72. I've served with real #racists. I've served with Strom #Thurmond," Biden said at a fundraiser in San Francisco, according to a White House pool report.
"But guess what? These guys are worse. These guys do not believe in basic democratic principles," the president continued.

Biden said Thurmond did "terrible things," but "at least you could work with some of these guys," adding: "Time and again Republicans show they are the party of #chaos and #division."

House Speaker Mike #Johnson (Russia-La.) called the comment "outrageous" in a post on X.
"The least popular President to seek re-election is now so desperate and so underwater in the polls he's playing the race card from the bottom of the deck," he said.

#Biden landed in hot water in the 2020 Democratic primary for touting the "civil" working relationship he had with Senate segregationists like #Thurmond and James #Eastland.

Biden's comments come as Johnson is blocking a vote on a Senate bill to provide military aid to #Ukraine, #Israel and #Taiwan

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