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Bombshell New Poll Shows Huge Swing in California Governor’s Race
New York Post ^ | July 16, 2026 | Zain Khan

Posted on 07/16/2026 9:17:40 AM PDT by nickcarraway

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra has opened up a commanding lead over Republican Steve Hilton just weeks after the pair advanced from California’s primary, according to a new poll.

The survey from the Public Policy Institute of California found Becerra leading Hilton by 25 percentage points, with 61% of likely voters backing the former health secretary compared to 36% for the ex-Fox News host turned Republican candidate.

The results mark a dramatic shift from California’s June 2 blanket primary, when Becerra finished first with about 28.1% of the vote and Hilton followed closely behind with roughly 24.7% Support remained overwhelmingly partisan, with 93% of Democratic likely voters backing Becerra and 90% of Republicans supporting Hilton. Independent voters also favored the Democrat by a wide margin, with 60% supporting Becerra compared with 34% for Hilton.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: 1partyrule; california; democratcheating; democratcorruption; democratincompetence; governor; highspeedrail; newyorkpost; onepartyrule; stevehilton; stopthesteal; xavierbecerra; zainkhan

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1 posted on 07/16/2026 9:17:40 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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California is lost.


2 posted on 07/16/2026 9:18:20 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: nickcarraway

Hugh.


3 posted on 07/16/2026 9:19:10 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: nickcarraway

California people want to vote for more property taxes.


4 posted on 07/16/2026 9:20:06 AM PDT by bobrlbob (I BELIEVE IN LAW AND ORDER. )
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I don’t even like to transit through airports there.


5 posted on 07/16/2026 9:22:46 AM PDT by Fai Mao
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This is my shocked face. :-/

Now let me ask -- did they check the legal status of the people polled? I'm guessing not.
6 posted on 07/16/2026 9:22:53 AM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: nickcarraway

Joining the Dem party is a suicide pact.


7 posted on 07/16/2026 9:24:06 AM PDT by sevlex
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To: bobrlbob

“California people want to vote for more property taxes.”

Most California people want to vote for more property taxes on someone else, and more free stuff for themselves.

I wonder if there is any data on past experience.


8 posted on 07/16/2026 9:24:09 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: dfwgator

The beatings will continue.


9 posted on 07/16/2026 9:24:17 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: bobrlbob

“California people want to vote for more property taxes.”

Most California people want to vote for more property taxes on someone else, and more free stuff for themselves.

I wonder if there is any data on past experience.


10 posted on 07/16/2026 9:26:38 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: nickcarraway

How is this a “bombshell new poll?”

There is no way Steve Hilton will be elected in Deep Blue California. No. Way.

Idiot voters + illegals + Vote Fraud = win for the Democrat every single time.


11 posted on 07/16/2026 9:27:15 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You WaHnt a Revolution?)
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To: Fai Mao

The day I retired from the military while stationed in California I did not let the sun go down on me another day before I got out of the California cesspool and I never went back and never will.


12 posted on 07/16/2026 9:29:39 AM PDT by TonyM (Score Event)
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To: jeffersondem

“Don’t tax you, don’t tax me, tax that guy behind the tree.”


13 posted on 07/16/2026 9:31:03 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: nickcarraway

Legal Name: Public Policy Institute of California
Founded: 1994
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA (1 Pine Street, Suite 1600)
Focus Areas: Economy, K–12 and Higher Education, Health & Safety Net, Criminal Justice, Water/Land/Air, and Political Landscape.
Website: ppic.org


14 posted on 07/16/2026 9:31:40 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: Bon of Babble

All the smart people left California already, only the idiots remain. That’s why the blue areas just get bluer over time. It’s “The Curley Effect”.


15 posted on 07/16/2026 9:32:22 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: jeffersondem

Californians seem to blame the people who left Californika. It’s all the fault of Trump and those people in TX and FL... and GA which unfairly steals the movie business from Hollyweird.


16 posted on 07/16/2026 9:34:07 AM PDT by spintreebob (m)
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You can’t fix stupid.


17 posted on 07/16/2026 9:35:09 AM PDT by vivenne (7Come to think of it. Fact.)
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To: Red Badger

Yeah a real bombshell, the rat has a big lead in Ca.


18 posted on 07/16/2026 9:35:39 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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A Democrat widely leading in a California election? That’s a “bombshell”?


19 posted on 07/16/2026 9:36:12 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: nickcarraway

How is that even surprising.


20 posted on 07/16/2026 9:36:51 AM PDT by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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