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LogDog75

(1,391 posts)
9. I'm voting for a Democrat
Tue May 26, 2026, 12:52 PM
Tuesday

I like Katie Porter but at this point in the race, she's too far behind to win. The only two Democrats with a chance ate Becerra and Steyer. I've taken a look at their websites and Steyer has more information than Becerra but neither really expxlains their plans in other than general terms.

Becerra has the political and legislative experience at various levels to get his agenda passed. He could, IMO, work with the Democratic legislature better than Steyer could.

Steyer has little political experience and Democrats in the state legislature are not like republicans in that they will not be rubber stampers for the governor so Steyer will have more problems with Democratic legislators.

So the question for me is whom to vote for. Right now, it looks like there will be a Democrat and a republican in the general election so I'm thinking of voting for the second-leading Democrat in the hopes enough people will do likewise and we'll have two Democrats in the general election.

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