How Democrats Can Avoid Disaster in CA Governor Race

Early in the 2026 California gubernatorial race, talk of a Republican becoming governor of the very blue state was mostly a negative commentary on a less than dazzling Democratic field and on the quirks of the nonpartisan top-two primary system. Now, just two months before the primary and a month before mail ballots begin being cast, the possibility of two Republicans facing off in the general election is becoming a lot less remote and more of an existential threat to California Democrats.