Steve Hilton’s Rise Won’t Kill California Progressivism
GOP candidate Steve Hilton has performed admirably and could perhaps still take the Governor’s Mansion.
California, a place not known for its psychological normality, went crazy last night. Two separate elections show the political direction of travel for the state, with many of the details still far from certain. In a gubernatorial race that was always slated to be close, overnight results point to Republican Steve Hilton narrowly leading Democrat Xavier Becerra, while Left-wing billionaire Tom Steyer trails in third. Meanwhile, in LA, Mayor Karen Bass looks set to go into a run-off election with Trump-backed former reality TV star Spencer Pratt. Unfortunately, despite much hype around the candidates on the Right, their prospects of winning are slim, a sign of how entrenched the state’s ideological views are.
In the gubernatorial race, the Democrats have overwhelmingly stumped for a disastrous candidate. Becerra is bland, uninspiring and has hardly rallied the party base. Instead, he found late support from the Democratic establishment and union machines after Eric Swalwell was forced to drop out amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Fellow Democratic candidate Steyer may be obscenely wealthy, but he ran a campaign like he was running for the old Supreme Soviet. He was never expected to win, but he has clearly split the Left vote. Sadly, Democrats overwhelmingly rejected the only two candidates offering real reforms, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
GOP candidate Steve Hilton, an ex-advisor to former British prime minister David Cameron, has performed admirably and could perhaps still take the Governor’s Mansion. He has emerged as the candidate for those who are fed up with Democratic rule and want a reasonable change from the other side of the political aisle.
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