As anxiety mounts among California Democrats about the potential of a Republican being elected governor, the state party will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on polling to assess the viability of the sprawling field of candidates hoping to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to plans released Tuesday. The move comes after nearly every…
Fearing the prospect of a Republican winning California’s gubernatorial race, state Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks on Tuesday urged his party’s candidates who lack a viable path to victory to drop out. “It is imperative that every candidate honestly assess the viability of their candidacy and campaign,” Hicks wrote in an open letter to the…
SAN FRANCISCO — Leaders of the California Democratic Party, along with liberal activists and loyal power brokers, are openly expressing fear that their crowded field of candidates running for governor may splinter the vote and open the door to a surprise Republican victory in November. Because of those concerns, the Democrats lagging at the bottom of the…
Imagine if a candidate for, say, the California Assembly appeared at a political event and delivered the following remarks: “No to kosher meat. No to yarmulkes. No to celebrating Easter. No, no, no.” He, or she, would be roundly — and rightly — criticized for their bigotry and raw prejudice. Recently, at a candidates forum…