Steve Hilton launches campaign ad mocking Xavier Becerra's 36-year political career as California's gubernatorial general election fight begins.
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Meanwhile, Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner faces a new wave of troubling allegations from ex-girlfriends, which he labels politically motivated. Congressman Ro Khanna defends Platner, despite warnings from other Democrats. Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton launched a new campaign ad Saturday targeting former Biden administration official Xavier Becerra, signaling the general election fight may already be underway even as primary ballots continue to be counted.
The 55-second ad mocks Becerra's lengthy political career and record in government, portraying the Democrat as a continuation of California's political status quo. The ad features silent clips of Becerra appearing on an old-fashioned TV screen while captions flash across the screen, including:"I've been a career politician for 36 years. Vote for me.
" Other captions reference issues likely to become central themes in the governor's race, including homelessness, California's high-speed rail project and Becerra's tenure as secretary of Health and Human Services in former PresidentGavin NewsomCALIFORNIA ELECTION LIMBO FUELED BY 4 PRESSURE POINTS DRAGGING OUT VOTE COUNT, EXPERT SAYSAs vote counting continued Saturday, Becerra led the field with 26.8% of the vote, according to AP totals. Hilton received 26.4%, while DemocratIn a statement after the AP race call, Becerra celebrated the result and framed his campaign as a fight for California voters.
XAVIER BECERRA PRESSED ON 'RUMORS' HE KNEW ABOUT ERIC SWALWELL'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT DURING CA GOVERNOR DEBATE"The people of the great state of California, in the greatest nation on earth, have spoken — loudly and proudly," Becerra said.
"We will not be bought. We will not be bullied. And we are never backing down. November, here we come.
" Becerra's campaign also said the result makes him the first Latino candidate to advance from a California gubernatorial primary to a general election, calling it a historic milestone for the state. If elected in November, Becerra would become California's first Latino governor since Romualdo Pacheco, who briefly served as governor in 1875.and political commentator, has campaigned as a political outsider and agent of change, arguing California is headed in the wrong direction under Democratic leadership.
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