The allegations are serious and this is the trade off in a jungle primary.

Maine, however, does not have a jungle primary.

Incidentally, the primary has not happened yet in either state so they both could drop out.

Also, if the allegations against Swalwell are substantiated there are a good deal worse than the Platner stuff - and I am no fan of his. But I'm reading full on sexual misconduct vs. a lot of dumb talk (and nazi iconography).

He isn't owed anything by virtue of running for office.

Even trump had his day in court

not in politics.

Either a candidate wins or doesn’t. It’s a trial by public opinion. Is it fair?

That’s ultimately for the voters to decide.

Meanwhile, Becerra is more experienced in government than any of them. Congress, statewide office, and cabinet secretary.

He's not the most charismatic, but he'd still be a great governor.

Sadly, the people with the loudest voices are crowding him out.

Maybe he'll start getting more attention now. There is also a woman named Betty Yee, the former controller of CA running. She has some great, light hearted ads.

Obama was charismatic and it helped him win.

But personally, I'd be fine with boring but capable. These three front runners are wearing me out.

running for office. If Steyer wants to serve, he should run for statewide office and work his way up. Instead, what does he do? Runs for president and then gov of California. Pure ego. It's disgusting.

They would start working on getting a ballot measure to repeal Prop 14 though.

Betty Yee, who left her post as state controller in 2023, has consistently polled in the low single digits (opens in new tab) in a crowded Democratic field — often at 1% or 2%, topping out in a recent survey (opens in new tab) at 5%. Yet at the party convention, she won a shocking 17% (opens in new tab) of votes from statewide delegates, second only to East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell, who had 24%.

“She’s beloved and respected by everyone who knows her,” Newman said. “But sadly, that alone isn’t enough to win a governor’s race.”
Yee argues that her fiscal expertise as the state’s former top financial officer is exactly what California needs. She says that as a reported $18 billion budget deficit (opens in new tab) looms next fiscal year, she can be a governor who knows where every dollar goes and how to get the most out of each one.

She has raised more than $2 million for her campaign — approximately 3% of the war chest amassed by Steyer, who has poured tens of millions of his own money into the race. Yee has frequently criticized (opens in new tab) her opponents as a “Billionaire Boys Club.” Her latest campaign finance report shows (opens in new tab) about $535,000 in cash on hand.

“I know what I’m up against,” she said. “I’ve always been the one who doesn’t raise the most.”


https://sfstandard.com/2026/03/02/betty-yee-governor-polling/

I have only ever heard really nice things about her. Like you, I'm a little bummed she hasn't gotten more traction. She isn't nearly as flashy a media personality as the other candidates.

She's just a hard worker, which is what we need, but it isn't what will catch voters' interest in a high profile gubernatorial race.

In a just world, Governor Yee would be a thing.

Name recognition seems to be the most important aspect from the start.

I also think Xavier Becerra has some pretty good qualifications and I find it odd that he hasn't polled higher. He has a little more name recognition but whatever.

Swalwell has been very vocal in going after Trump, active on social media, doing every interview round he can. The man likes attention. Porter has been a darling in progressive circles for her skits in Congress (the white board!). Steyer really just has the money to buy his visibility.

I am surprised, particularly in a heavily Latino state, Becerra hasn't gotten much traction either. But I feel like being a Cabinet secretary almost dooms someone politically. It isn't a very visible role, and it's easy for the public to kind of forget you exist.

Considering he has lost several top staffers, and the woman is named in the reports, this seems pretty serious.

Combine this with the ethical issues around him trying to sell the services of his AI startup on Capitol Hill, and things aren’t looking good for Swallwell.

It was read on CNN a little while ago.

Just saw the new reports that three more women have accused him of sexual misconduct.

Not looking good.

Unless it can be proved that all four women are lying, He needs to drop out of the race, and resign from Congress.

he needs to address the claims on camera at the very least.

Give it 30 days. The two Repubs have 25 percent combined. One Dem just needs to get to 15.

Granted, if you would have asked me 30 days ago I would have bet Swalwell would be the one to break out to a lead.

I know it's easy to be anxious given the state of *gestures at everything*, but we still have seven weeks until the primary.

I think we're kind of getting that last gasp of jockeying before we start seeing some drop outs and endorsements in the coming weeks.

I honestly think this might have been the ideal time for this to come out. Later would have been more chaotic. After the primary if Swalwell had won would've been a disaster.

There's been a tenor to things that the Democratic plane is practically crashing before take-off for the past several months. For me, it feels like we still have a fair bit of runway left.

If this is still going on by, say, May 5th or so, ok. Then I'll be on the "WTF, guys?!" train.

to fully taint the Governor's race for Democrats.

And welcome to DU! At least you seem like a newcomer to an old timer like me.

replying on others’ posts. It was years ago, but I think I found the link to DU on Common Dreams. And what a find! Sorry to hear about the Swallwell developments. Will watch for any updates you share. I’m your neighbor to the north in rural Oregon. 😊

Swalwell is DONE. His name might still appear on the ballot, but he's toast. His staffers are always all hitting the door and his support will collapse. There isn't any coming back from this number of accusations at this point in the race.

Looking at the prediction markets, Swalwell's odds have fallen off a cliff today, going from 50% to make the general to under 5% a few hours ago.

Then on the other side, Trump did his normal fuck things up routine and actually endorsed one of the GOP candidates after being begged not to. That is going to boost Hiltons campaign at the expense of Bianco's.

All of this makes it much more likely that the top Democrat will be in the top 2 of the primary. That Democrat will walk to a win in November without much of a fight.

The Democrats needed the field to thin, and that's happening now. And, even in the unlikely event that Republican did manage to win the Governor race, Democrats control 75% of the legislature. They could effectively govern around the Governor, overiding vetos and stripping power, all while being backed up by the state courts.

the general. There is no Democratic primary.

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and deleting

To be honest, the posts that I did see before they were deleted didn't seem objectionable.

Had it confused with another thread. That's what you get for not reading the entire thread.. This is the first time I have deleted a thread. I prefer to be corrected if wrong but I was more than wrong with my post.
My post was in regards to a poster getting removed and it was not even on this thread. Lol I thought you were referring to LG.
Haven't had a lot of sleep.