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California Dream: Ex-Fox News host is mulling run for governor of the Golden State (Steve Hilton)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/27/steve-hilton-california-governor-00176387 ^

Posted on 08/28/2024 9:56:07 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET

Several prominent political figures in the state conveyed that the Silicon Valley entrepreneur, who has been increasing his public appearances and focus on California public policy, is already deep in discussions about a possible run as a Republican.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


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KEYWORDS: california; politico; pollutico; siliconvalley; stevehilton
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Somebody's gotta do it-run. A bald Steve Garvey? You tell me. Reagan came out of the blue and beat Pat Brown bigly-1966. People may get tired of the state's downward spiral. This guy is smart and upbeat.
1 posted on 08/28/2024 9:56:07 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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*Hilton has been a California resident since 2012, when he moved to the uber-wealthy enclave of Atherton where he TENDS TO CHICKENS, and became a U.S. citizen in 2021. He hosted the Fox program “The Next Revolution” on Sunday nights until last year, and remains a contributor to the network after founding the tech startup Crowdpac and teaching at Stanford.*

Politico-what do you expect? At least he has experience advocating politics like Reagan did.


2 posted on 08/28/2024 9:58:22 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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Demographics and the immense number of illegals voting make winning CA impossible at this point.


3 posted on 08/28/2024 9:58:44 AM PDT by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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Reagan came out of the blue and beat Pat Brown bigly-1966. People may get tired of the state's downward spiral. This guy is smart and upbeat.

That was a very different California.
4 posted on 08/28/2024 9:58:49 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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I hate to be cynical, but California is a one-party state

An article on FR yesterday about automatic voter registration tied to drivers licenses, government payments, had some interesting tidbits about how it ensures corrupt and bloated voter rolls, which are then easily manipulated by dozens of leftist aligned “Civil Rights NGOs.” California is also most advanced in ballot-harvesting, which is how the fraud is white-washed and legalized.

Until this corrupt system is dismantled, it is assured no Republican will EVER win a major state office.


5 posted on 08/28/2024 10:02:12 AM PDT by PGR88
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What if congress voter ID laws and Trump threatened state aid? There would be an 18 month window to get it right.


6 posted on 08/28/2024 10:12:31 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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“Demographics and the immense number of illegals voting make winning CA impossible at this point.”

I don’t doubt your word.

However, think of his running for governor as an opportunity to get in front of the cameras and tell the truth to the masses. Who else is telling the truth in California?

School teachers? Hardly.

If Hilton runs it would be like a missionary preaching on a foreign mission field to a population that has never heard the truth - at least not in a long time.

If Hilton has the courage, and can protect himself from being eaten, I say go for it.


7 posted on 08/28/2024 10:14:53 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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Depends on how they vote


8 posted on 08/28/2024 10:20:37 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Who is Steve Hilton?


9 posted on 08/28/2024 10:25:11 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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In statewide elections I don’t even think they need illegal voting because of the two high population areas. Now, in some districts illegals voting may mean the difference.


10 posted on 08/28/2024 10:30:15 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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I used to watch Hilton's show on Sunday night quite a bit. He has the talent to articulately communicate the conservative viewpoint.

His British accent could be a big plus. Not many American politicians sound like him.
11 posted on 08/28/2024 10:32:49 AM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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Who is Steve Hilton?

He's Briitish, a former Cameron advisor and is now an American citizen.

He had a pretty good Sunday Night show on Fox but the Murdochs demoted him at around the same time that they "demoted" Tucker.

12 posted on 08/28/2024 10:39:47 AM PDT by FreeReign
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Ex-Fox News host

Hilton is still with the Fox News Channel as a contributor.

-PJ

13 posted on 08/28/2024 10:46:35 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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Ditto about the corrupt system NOT being dismantled (yet). Then there's this:

Hilton is married to Rachel Whetstone, a former aide (political secretary) to Michael Howard, former head of communications at Google,

...and former senior vice-president of policy and communications of Uber,and current chief communications officer of Netflix.

I'd be very careful around this one.

14 posted on 08/28/2024 10:53:08 AM PDT by spankalib
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I doubt Steve Hilton has much chance of winning. But he does have his foreign birth going for him. The last Republican governor of California was a foreigner, Arnold.


15 posted on 08/28/2024 11:07:34 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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I like it, I would definitely support him. High profile office he’d at least get his views heard a little bit, and that’s a good thing.


16 posted on 08/28/2024 11:09:39 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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*If Hilton runs it would be like a missionary preaching on a foreign mission field to a population that has never heard the truth - at least not in a long time.
If Hilton has the courage, and can protect himself from being eaten, I say go for it.*

Jefferson dem I do believe you got it!


17 posted on 08/28/2024 11:13:22 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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True. My wife and I have lived in NY, NJ, PA, CO, NC and now recently California (grandkids). These people out here are CLUELESS, and just plain STUPID. They complain about the stupid stuff and keep voting for their same stupid governor, Gavin Newsom.


18 posted on 08/28/2024 11:14:11 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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Like Governor Arnold S. It is worthless unless the Democrat control of the assemble is broken. Governor has little power in fact, to make changes. The goal must be to elect more republicans in the Assembly! More Maga Republicans. Only that will change things.


19 posted on 08/28/2024 11:20:43 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (. War is Hell)
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If that meat-brained Arnold Schwarzenegger can do it then this guy can do it.

Watched him a lot on Fox. He is good. Thinks all the right things.

20 posted on 08/28/2024 11:26:04 AM PDT by caddie
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