The mystery behind Becerra leapfrogging over his rivals in California's governor's race
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-01/mystery-behind-becerra-leapfrogging-over-his-rivals-in-californias-governors-race
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Sanctus@anarchist.nexus · 30 pts · 112d
Establishment and Corruption, the two are always hand in hand
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 111d
I don't think he's particularly crooked, but he's a technocratic centrist and is definitely lapping up the corporate donations.
And if the billionaires like him, it's hard for the rest of us to trust him.
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus · 3 pts · 111d
Taking corporate donations is corruption.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 112d
Hogs eating up the slop.
fshagan@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 112d
The danger is that with only two candidates, the GOP could get the first and second highest votes on the primary, making a GOP governor a certainly (the November ballot would only have GOP candidates on it). I'm glad someone pulled ahead.
return2ozma@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 112d
California is not so progressive, unfortunately. We flip flop between Republican and Democratic governors just look at the list...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors_of_California
lennybird@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 113d
Tangential, but I have a strong suspicion Andy Beshear is using something similar.
Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 112d
IIRC the Beshear name is Kentucky royalty so why would he have to boost impressions in KY?
MyOpinion@lemmy.today · -6 pts · 112d
I voted for him because he was the least shit. I would never vote for a billionaire or a MAGAt.
return2ozma@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 112d
You got duped. :(
LostCarcosan@lemmy.today · 14 pts · 112d
Glad you voted for the guy being paid by PG&E. As much as I also hate billionaires, he must be way more reliable than a rich guy. Idiot
AliasAKA@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 112d
Katie Porter??