Why does he feel entitled to start at the top? First for President and now Gov of a state with one of the largest economies in the world.

At least Bloomberg had been mayor of NYC before he ran for President.

I do appreciate his contributions to passing Prop 50. I don't have anything against him, but I prefer Xavier Becera.

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I hope he gets a lot more visibility because I think he'd be far more effective than any of the other candidates based on his experience. I like his priorities (healthcare #1) and the fact that he's gone up against the Trump administration in court and won. Definitely need someone willing to do that, to fight back.

TBH, I was only lukewarm about Swalwell for Governor, and this was way before any of the sexual assault stuff came out. He just didn't seem like a good fit for Governor, sort of lightweight for lack of a better word. Xavier seems a lot more qualified due to his experience in so many areas of government.

I wish that Pamela Brown had given him more opportunity to talk about his own vision for the state. Unfortunately, she only wanted to talk about Swalwell and how much Becerra knew (basically nothing) as well as the Dem response to the scandal. But at least he's out there and he handled the questions well.

Glad he is getting some media exposure, but it must have been frustrating as h*ll to watch the CNN journalist only wanting to cover the tabloid topics. Whatever gets viewers I guess, ugh.

Why do they think they are entitled to start at the top?

I can't say what I want to say! But I have some thoughts on this!

for being skeptical about anyone having no government experience and starting right at the top.

Pete B making a misstep in his first days as mayor of south bend, but seem gung ho for Steyer no matter what he's done in the past because he has billions to drown all the other candidates out with slick, shiny ads.

I also think it's important to remember that anyone can call themselves anything.

Donald Trump was a registered Democrat for almost a decade... until he decided being a republican would benefit his bottom line.
Bezos supported many democratic causes... until it didn't benefit his billions.
Tulsi Gabbard ran as a Democratic presidential candidate... and failed to advance, so she switched to being a republican when Trump won.

Steyer has never served in public office. He has run for president, and is now running for governor of California. To me, this is a huge red flag, that someone with zero experience is going for two of the most powerful positions in the country. If he wants to get into politics, why not run for local office? Why not run for a House seat?

Anyone can call themselves anything. We've seen what has happened with Sinema and Fetterman, where someone gets into office and changes their tune. That would be very dangerous with someone who could wield as much power as the governor of California.

I support Becerra. Just posting what he is emphasizing in his ads. It seemed to me to be a blatant attempt to get black voter support.