Thursday, April 23, 2026

CA Gubernatorial Debate Night Scorecard: Who Killed It, Who Bombed

RedState  

"California is broken, and more Democrat tax-and-spend, radical race and gender ideology politics is not going to fix it. Steyer, Porter, Becerra, and Mahan are just more of the same — failure theater on a grand scale. Will Golden State voters finally see the light? Sadly, I’ve lived here too long and am not holding my breath." 


"I watched Wednesday night’s California gubernatorial debate, so you didn’t have to. Following Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (CA-14) spectacular Mach-5 speed political demise, six contenders made the grade, meaning that they garnered over five percent of voters in polling. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and former Biden-era Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra made the cut after Swalwell’s (alleged) perversions were exposed, and he had to drop out. (Bye.)

"We’re not accustomed to seeing both Democrats and Republicans on the same debate stage, but in the Golden State’s open primary, where only two victors will emerge on June 2, two GOP contenders — frontrunner Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco — appeared alongside the usual Dem suspects — Mahan, Becerra, billionaire Tom Steyer, and former Rep. Katie Porter.

"I’ll cut to the chase: the winners were Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco on the Republican side; they were both ruthless and kept reminding viewers that all the massive failures in California have happened on the Democrats’ watch. 

"I’ve seen Hilton speak numerous times, and he has a firm grasp of the issues and a winning message, but I haven’t seen Bianco in action as much. He capably handled every question thrown at him and came with fire on numerous subjects.

"The losers: the toxic Katie Porter, who failed to stand out and seemed like an afterthought, and Becerra, who brought his extremist leftist politics firmly into the mix. Tom Steyer, whom I have heavily criticized in recent articles, actually almost seemed cogent compared to his Democrat comrades, while Mahan projected the Pete Buttigieg sort of “I’m such a reasonable and nice guy” vibe. 

"Don’t believe it, though; he’s a California Democrat, and if elected, would pull a Spanberger so fast you wouldn’t even know what hit you." . . .

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