Posted on 04/10/2025 5:45:32 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Former Vice President Kamala Harris' lingering decision about whether to run for governor has other Democrats in the 2026 race steamed, saying the state needs leaders to step up now to protect Californians and combat the destructive policies of President Trump.
The criticism of Harris' delayed decision, which is expected to come this summer, varies from sharp and direct to oblique and circuitous.
“The challenges facing California are too great for us to wait for a candidate who wants to come in late in the game,” said former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who announced his gubernatorial campaign in July. “California is not a steppingstone to higher office.”
He pointed to the unsuccessful, abbreviated campaign Harris had in the 2024 presidential contest because of then-President Biden’s decision to bow out of the race in the summer, months before the election.
“This will not be a coronation,” he said in an interview this month. “You can’t run at the end of the rainbow. We saw a 100-day campaign. Look what that brought us.”
Former Rep. Katie Porter of Irvine and former U.S. Health and Human Services chief Xavier Becerra, two other top Democrats running for governor, also called out politicians for sitting on the sidelines.
“No one should be waiting to lead. I think we need to make a case right now,” Porter said in a March interview, shortly after she was asked what Harris’ potential entry into the race would mean for her candidacy. “There’s an incredible urgency on the ground that I think stretches across California and across the political spectrum.”
Becerra made a similar point as he announced his candidacy in early April.
“Watching what’s unfolding before our eyes made it clear this is not a time to sit on the sidelines,” Becerra said in an interview.
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Why would she run for governor when she can get a $50 million Netflix deal?
Kalifornia will NEVER adopt any kind of government accountability.
The Kalifornia democRATS will be the ultimate champions of Waste, Fraud & Abuse.
I can’t believe the piece of meat with two eyes thinks her skin color is going to get her arse into the White House. LOL!
Can’r picture her getting the nomination unless they give it to her. She’s an embarrassment.
Her aides probably can’t keep her sober long enough to make an announcement either way.
So, get busy. If you can’t do anything until Kamala does something, I think the problem is with you.
“…I think the problem is with you.”
Exactly my thought - if you can’t see yourself easily dominating the Word Salad Queen, you don’t belong at that level of politics.
What difference does it make?
Say what you will about the Democrats: they’re wicked, many stupid, many disordered, many ugly. But, unlike many GOP, they are determined. They fight like rabid badgers all the time, especially to gain power. If Kamala thinks she going to sweep in for a corporation, she’s got another think coming.
Wake me up when they repeal the ICE vehicle ban.
The primary election is June 2, 2026. Are any of these other candidates running active campaigns right now? Campaign appearances, going on TV, etc?
I suspect very few ordinary people are thinking much about an election which is over a year away.
Because Kamala has high name recognition, she has the luxury of getting in later.
So Harris will win if she decides that she wants the job. Maybe she'll pull a Nixon, after becoming Governor, she'll end up winning the White House on her second try.
They can’t sober her up enough yet to run
“She will win in a landslide, California still believes in “equity”, and they have never had a woman of color for Governor”
Yes, but she will inherit a Greaseball Newsome $hithole of a State that won’t be getting a DC bailout. No win situation IMO. She is already damaged goods.
Why would Netflix pay her $50 million after the way Harry and Meghan and Big Mike flopped so miserably. Unless it's just a money laundering scheme.
Kamalaladingdong is an idiot. AndCA is like the MASTL railway.
Missing and still Lost.
So who knows what those idiots might do.
I’m positive that USAID taxpayer money has been redirected to these streaming services to pay the Markles and the Obamas. They bring no audience on their own merits.
Unfortunately, they will find an autistic Demoncrat to run and win the Governorship ... maybe they could get the Chimp (AOC) or Crockoshit to run.
The campaign is waiting to find out when they can book GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion, and Latinas for Palestine together for the kickoff.
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