California’s history of election incompetence has once again come under scrutiny, raising questions about the integrity of Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary.
| PULSE POINTS |
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The results of Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary in California remain far from finalized. With partial counts from every precinct, Republican television host Steve Hilton, endorsed by President Donald J. Trump, currently leads at 27.6 percent of the vote. Former Biden Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra (D) is in second place with 25.6 percent, and both have passed the 1.3 million-vote mark. Democrat billionaire Tom Steyer sits in third with 19.8 percent, despite spending far more on his campaign than his rivals. However, because the vast majority of ballots in the Golden State are cast by mail, with mail-in ballots accepted for up to a week after Election Day, the two candidates who will advance to November’s general election remain unclear.  KEY QUOTE: “There’s BIG cheating by the Dumocrats in California. Votes are all tied up. May not be in for weeks. Under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. Why the vote counting DELAY???” – President Donald J. Trump📺 DETAIL: California has a history of mishandled elections, with results often taking weeks to resolve in suspicious circumstances, generally in the governing Democrats’ favor. During the 2024 U.S. House elections, for instance, Democrats gained control of three seats previously held by Republicans. One of those pickups came down to a razor-thin 187-vote difference and was not officially decided until a month after Election Day. In the process, both parties sent large teams of workers to “cure” mail-in ballots that had been flagged for errors. More Democrat ballots ended up being successfully cured than Republican ones, with the gap between the two parties’ cured ballots being larger than the final 187-vote margin itself. 🎯 IMPACT: Under California state law, the gubernatorial election will be contested between the top-two finishers in Tuesday’s primary, even if they are both from the same party. The election will be held on November 3. |
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