‘I Can’t Believe This Is the Field' — California Dems Reel Over Mediocre Governo

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‘I Can’t Believe This Is the Field' — California Dems Reel Over Mediocre Governor Candidates

https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/05/20/california-democrats-are-asking-is-this-the-best-we-can-come-up-with-in-the-race-for-governor-n4953058

New York Magazine calls the California governor's race "an unholy mess." National political columnist Rueben Navarette says the race is "cursed," explaining, "there is a weird vibe surrounding the contest" that features such a weak, colorless field of Democrats.

"The California curse starts with candidates who give new meaning to the term “mediocre," writes Navarette.

The most recent Democratic poll, commissioned by the state Democratic Party and conducted by the firm Evitarus, shows former Biden Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democrat Xavier Becerra, trailing former Fox News analyst, Republican Steve Hilton, 22% to 21%. Former hedge fund manager and mega-billionaire Tom Steyer is sitting at 15% after spending $193 million of his own money. Steyer's self-funding surpasses the previous self-funding record of $150 million spent by former Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman in 2010.

Incredibly, the field went downhill from there.

Former Rep. Katie Porter received 7% support among likely voters, while San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan captured 4%, a slight drop for both candidates. Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Superintendent of California schools Tony Thurmond trail at 1%. All four candidates refuse to drop out and endorse someone else, a sure sign that the Democrats are in disarray and failing to unite in the face of Hilton's challenge.

Democrats are asking how the colorless, kind of dumb Becerra will likely be their nominee in the November election?

As far as the "kind of dumb" moniker, you decide.

Becerra opened an interview with KTLA’s Annie Rose Ramos last week, trying to lecture her on what kind of report she was going to do on him.

“By the way, this is a profile piece, this is not a gotcha piece, right?” he asked, before being told it was a profile and that the reporter would like to get on with the interview. “The way I describe profile is you talk about all the things that I’ve done, things I want to do, and along with some tough questions. But not only tough questions,” he added.

Because of their whacked out destructive policies, I've not given thought to a Dem candidate for decades. Other than Mahan, who isn't quite crazy and has some actual accomplishments as Mayor of San Jose, the whole crop of Dem candidates would be worse than useless, lazily having their minions rearranging the deck chairs on CA's Titanic with seawater up to their knees.

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I'm thinking the description "mediocre" might be generous.

Mediocre should mean something like "so-so" or "lackluster". These candidates are just bad, as Democratic Party candidates increasingly are.