Posted on 02/19/2026 12:43:05 AM PST by Libloather
Republican Steve Hilton has opened up a surprise lead in the California governors race, according to a new poll.
The Fox News contributor and staunch critic of Gov. Gavin Newsom is leading the crowded field, with 17% support, according to the Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey.
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell and GOP candidate Sheriff Chad Bianco are tied for second at 14%, followed by former Rep. Katie Porter at 10%. Billionaire Tom Steyer trails one point behind her.
About 21% of voters remain undecided, a 10-point decrease from the last poll in December, with Hilton gaining 5 points since then.
“The Republican electorate in California is split between Steve Hilton (38%) and Chad Bianco (37%), while Hilton also picks up a plurality of independent voter support at 22%,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling.
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, the last candidate to join the race, only saw 3.4% support in the poll, putting him toward the bottom of the 12-candidate field.
“Democratic voters have not yet clearly coalesced around one candidate,” Kimball added.
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Probably from the left hand rubbing over freshly written lines...
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He gets elected only to blame him for all the mismanagement and fraud after Ronnie left.
I believe a real earthquake will take down California before a political earthquake like the governorship going red as in Republican as it is already red as in Commie.
I believe a real earthquake will take down California before a political earthquake like the governorship going red as in Republican as it is already red as in Commie.
That’ll be the day I go back to Annandale.
Or was he talking about Annandale N.J.? I found out later Fagan was actually born/raised in Jersey.
Annandale is Bard College at Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. The song is supposed to be about a drug bust that Gordon Liddy may have been involved in.
“Turn Cally red again.”
Millions of welfare grifting, Mexican flag waving, gang-banging foreigners.
“CA is so full of wild-eyed radicals that a Democrat could not lose.”
They’ve moved to Texas, Florida, Tennessee and Colorado.
Great news!
Annandale-On-Hudson, home of Bard College, where Becker and Fagen went.
Thanks!
So long as mailin ballots are allowed there can be no honest election.
Also, that Sheriff Bianco blew his chance once he came out saying he will push for amnesty for illegals. Pi$$ on him.
My crystal ball tells that Hilton will be cheated out of his win of Governor of Kalifornia. He doesn’t pass the Getty family’s smell test.
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