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California’s most loyal Democrats got a good look this weekend at the wide field of gubernatorial candidates jockeying to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom at the state Democratic Party’s annual convention in Anaheim.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris, California’s two most prominent Democrats, are skipping the state party’s convention this weekend in Anaheim.
The former L.A. mayor says Harris personifies a Democratic Party that’s lost its way. He says beating the former vice president would be a blow to party elites.
Former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Kamala Harris and Xavier Becerra were complicit in covering up former President Biden’s cognitive decline while in office.
The former vice president will spend this summer figuring out her political future. If she seeks the governorship, she’ll need to commit to the job 100% and explain to voters what’s in it for them.
Democratic divides over the ongoing bloody conflict in the Middle East were on display this week as gubernatorial candidates made their pitches to politically active Jewish Californians.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris blasted President Trump’s policies as a betrayal of the nation’s founding principles and warned of a constitutional crisis.
The speech comes as Harris has been weighing whether to enter the 2026 California governor’s race to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco give the GOP two of its most prominent candidates in years, signaling a heightened sense of opportunity for the party. But the odds remain steep.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris doesn’t plan on making a decision about entering the race until the end of the summer.
