{"id":589789,"date":"2026-04-21T17:17:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=589789"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:17:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:17:40","slug":"another-dem-drops-bid-for-california-governor-but-does-it-help-or-hurt-gop-chances-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=589789","title":{"rendered":"Another Dem drops bid for California governor, but does it help or hurt GOP chances?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yet another Democrat has dropped out of the race to become California\u2019s governor.<\/p>\n

Following Rep. Eric Swalwell\u2019s decision to leave the race and resign his congressional seat amid a slew of allegations that include sexual misconduct, another Democrat has made the decision to end their race. Former state Controller Betty Yee called it quits on Monday after party bosses funded polling that showed people just weren\u2019t into what she had to offer.<\/p>\n

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#BREAKINGNEWS<\/a>: Betty Yee, who served as California\u2019s State Controller from 2015 to 2023, has suspended her campaign for California governor. The San Francisco native made the announcement Monday morning. https:\/\/t.co\/WzkaqNx57E<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/CGNt35jEo6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Speaking to CBS News<\/a> California Investigates, Yee clarified that the party pressure was not behind her decision to bow out of the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, they\u2019re doing their job and for whatever reason decided to put money into a poll that would narrow the field,\u201d she said, saying that the \u201cshame polls\u201d were ultimately self-fulfilling. \u201cWhat they were saying, which was concerning, was that experience and competence was not polling as high as we thought when I first started this race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking to Julie Watts, Yee mused about her campaign\u2019s failure to get off the ground.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in this new era where it\u2019s kind of almost a reality TV show mentality that people want, and frankly, conflict sells. That\u2019s what gets people\u2019s attention,\u201d she noted. \u201cI\u2019m not a flashy person; I don\u2019t come with gimmicks. I even joked with my team one time, maybe I just need to bring a folding stool and throw it off the stage just to get some attention. I mean, what\u2019s it gonna take, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

But just because she is ending her run for governor doesn\u2019t mean that Yee is out of the fight, she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am stepping aside from this race for governor because this is a time where I do not see a path to be successful. But success comes in all different forms. I do feel we\u2019ve run a successful campaign. But the work doesn\u2019t stop here. My commitment to public service is both in my public life and in my personal life. So I will be back to the communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

While this may seem like a win for Republican candidates who can capitalize on the optics of a party in disarray, the truth may not be so simple.<\/p>\n

\u201cA new poll released Monday shows Trump-backed Steve Hilton still leading the field with 20%, while Xavier Becerra is now tied with billionaire Tom Steyer at 15%,\u201d\u00a0The New York Post<\/a><\/em> reported. \u201cClose behind are Chad Bianco at 14% and Katie Porter at 13%, all within striking distance of a runoff spot, according to a poll by Gudelunas Strategies.\u201d<\/p>\n

With lower-polling Democrats bailing out of the race, their supporters will likely be encouraged to rally around the party\u2019s front-runner to prevent the Republican Party from winning. If the Democrats can convince more candidates to consolidate their voters, it will prove difficult for the GOP to overcome.<\/p>\n

X users weighed in:<\/p>\n

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Good. No more libtards in California . We\u2019ve experienced the aftermath<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jeseestark (@JJstark26) April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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She allowed $billions<\/a> of dollars of fraud. We need to make sure people like Yee can never be in positions of authority if California is to survive.<\/p>\n

\u2014 P Mason (@PerryMason1961) April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Betty Yee bailing because California Dems prefer circus clowns over boring competence what a shocker the golden state stays golden for grifters.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Tobe (@Tobee_ST) April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Nice if she\u2019d done that before ballots were set. Her name will still be on the ballot. Too little. Too late.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sandi Anthony (@SandiAnthony1) April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Yet another Democrat has dropped out of the race to become California\u2019s governor. Following Rep. Eric Swalwell\u2019s decision to leave the race and resign his congressional seat amid a slew of allegations that include sexual misconduct, another Democrat has made the decision to end their race. Former state Controller Betty Yee called it quits on… Continue reading Another Dem drops bid for California governor, but does it help or hurt GOP chances?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":589777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-589789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=589789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/589777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=589789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=589789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=589789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}