California

SSJVegeta

(1,106 posts) Mon Jun 23, 2025, 12:21 PM Jun 23

Californians: who is your top candidate for Governor?

I only know of 3 potential candidates. I'm willing to add more at your request.

29 votes, 0 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	Kamala Harris
	10 (34%)
	Katie Porter
	15 (52%)
	Antonio Villaragosa
	2 (7%)
	Lt Gov Kounalakis
	0 (0%)
	Toni Atkins
	2 (7%)
	Xavier Becerra
	0 (0%)
	Tony Thurmond
	0 (0%)
	Betty Yee
	0 (0%)
	Rick Caruso
	0 (0%)
	Stephen Cloobeck
	0 (0%)
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Californians: who is your top candidate for Governor? (Original Post) SSJVegeta Jun 23 OP

Harris has not declared she is running Fiendish Thingy Jun 23 #1

Thanks! Yeah. Thats why i said "potential candidates". Do you know of anybody besides Harris who might join the race? SSJVegeta Jun 23 #2

If you mean the Democratic primary, no Fiendish Thingy Jun 23 #3

Generally Republicans who get the nomination are not qualified to hold office SSJVegeta Jun 23 #4

Of course Fiendish Thingy Jun 23 #6

Do you thimk that still applies in California? SSJVegeta Jun 23 #7

We shall see Fiendish Thingy Jun 23 #8

I definitely see reverse coattails for them in that scenario SSJVegeta Jun 23 #10

Much of CA is rural and Maga Bobstandard Jun 23 #11

Lt Gov Kounalakis made it known a couple of years ago that she'd be running, RockRaven Jun 23 #5

Updated. Thank you!! SSJVegeta Jun 23 #9

Or as most Californians would say Retrograde Jun 26 #13

I'm leaning towards Toni Atkins LogDog75 Jun 23 #12

Fiendish Thingy

(19,964 posts)

1. Harris has not declared she is running

Reply to SSJVegeta (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 12:23 PM

Jun 23

Porter has, and I think Villaragosa has as well.

SSJVegeta

(1,106 posts)

2. Thanks! Yeah. Thats why i said "potential candidates". Do you know of anybody besides Harris who might join the race?

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 12:24 PM

Jun 23

Fiendish Thingy

(19,964 posts)

3. If you mean the Democratic primary, no

Reply to SSJVegeta (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 12:28 PM

Jun 23

But I’m sure the Republicans will find a suitable nutjob who will run on anti-immigrant policies.

SSJVegeta

(1,106 posts)

4. Generally Republicans who get the nomination are not qualified to hold office

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 12:34 PM

Jun 23

Fiendish Thingy

(19,964 posts)

6. Of course

Reply to SSJVegeta (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 12:51 PM

Jun 23

But a Republican nominee who runs a campaign focused on anti-immigrant rhetoric will probably get more votes than one who doesn’t.

SSJVegeta

(1,106 posts)

7. Do you thimk that still applies in California?

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 12:53 PM

Jun 23

I feel like CA is one place where that play is likely to work against them more than anything at this point.

Fiendish Thingy

(19,964 posts)

8. We shall see

Reply to SSJVegeta (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 12:56 PM

Jun 23

But my expectation is Republicans will make immigration the central topic of the governor’s race.

SSJVegeta

(1,106 posts)

10. I definitely see reverse coattails for them in that scenario

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #8)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 12:58 PM

Jun 23

Minimum 3 US congress seats in the CA delegation.

Bobstandard

(1,945 posts)

11. Much of CA is rural and Maga

Reply to SSJVegeta (Reply #10)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:24 PM

Jun 23

They’re willing to screw themselves in order to mess with the libtards and cause fear and pain everywhere.—as we see continually

RockRaven

(17,586 posts)

5. Lt Gov Kounalakis made it known a couple of years ago that she'd be running,

Reply to SSJVegeta (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 12:37 PM

Jun 23

as is fairly typical. That was Newsom's route before her, after all.

Other unsurprising candidates, since they've won statewide elections before, are Becerra and Yee and Thurmond.

A thorough list of candidates and possible candidates available here on Wikipedia:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_California_gubernatorial_election

SSJVegeta

(1,106 posts)

9. Updated. Thank you!!

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 12:57 PM

Jun 23

Retrograde

(11,188 posts)

13. Or as most Californians would say

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 12:32 AM

Jun 26

Who? She's been Lt. Governor for two terms now, and I doubt many Californians know who she is. I don't, and I actually try to keep myself informed.

LogDog75

(611 posts)

12. I'm leaning towards Toni Atkins

Reply to SSJVegeta (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 10:35 PM

Jun 23

She's been my state assembly member and state senate member. She's served on the San Diego City Council before being elected to the state assembly and within two years she was Speaker of the State Assembly. After she was termed out she ran and was elected to the State Senate in 2016. Two years later she was selected as the President pro tempore of the California State Senate and served in that position until 2024.

She has experience at the local level and at the state level as leader of both the state assembly and state senate. She knows how to get things done.

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