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Auggie

(33,211 posts)
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 11:18 AM Yesterday

Vote for Governor (California Residents only, please):

Poll closes in one month from today, May 14th.


23 votes, 0 passes | Time left: 28 days, 12 hours, 55 minutes
Xavier Becerra, former California Attorney General
11 (48%)
Matt Mahan, mayor of San Jose
0 (0%)
Katie Porter, former U.S. representative (Orange County)
6 (26%)
Tom Steyer, billionaire entrepreneur
6 (26%)
Tony Thurmond, state superintendent of public instruction
0 (0%)
Antonio Villaraigosa, former mayor of Los Angeles & Assembly Speaker
0 (0%)
Betty Yee, former state Controller
0 (0%)
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Vote for Governor (California Residents only, please): (Original Post) Auggie Yesterday OP
My choice, Porter, may change come closer to the election ... Auggie Yesterday #1
KAMALA! Race would be over if she gets in LSparkle Yesterday #2
WWWWWWAAAAAYYYY to late. Ballots already printed, IIRC. usonian Yesterday #4
the jungle primary crud Yesterday #3
Sorry Steyer owns companies that are building these detention centers. kimbutgar Yesterday #5
not only that, but he is an old billionaire Nigrum Cattus Yesterday #7
1-Becerra; 2-Yee. LoisB Yesterday #6

Auggie

(33,211 posts)
1. My choice, Porter, may change come closer to the election ...
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 11:25 AM
Yesterday

depends who's leading in polls. As I've mentioned in other threads, my vote goes to the candidate who can ensure we place at least one Democrat among the final two in the finals.

Okay, that might not be Porter. And I'd be okay with that.

I think she'd be great for California.

LSparkle

(12,213 posts)
2. KAMALA! Race would be over if she gets in
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 11:44 AM
Yesterday

Sets up a fed/state cage rematch with Dr. No Brains.

usonian

(25,792 posts)
4. WWWWWWAAAAAYYYY to late. Ballots already printed, IIRC.
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 12:40 PM
Yesterday

Please do not write her name in.
99.9% chance that would mess things up worse.
At this time.

crud

(1,272 posts)
3. the jungle primary
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 11:47 AM
Yesterday

is messed up. It would be nice to vote for the best candidate, but instead we have to see who emerges as the front runner and back them. Strategic voting....
With the jungle we could end up with a choice between two trumpers in the general...how messed up is that?!

Ranked choice voting is the answer. If we had ranked choice we could vote our hearts desire and still would end up with 2 dems at the top. Which would be more representative of our 2 to 1 registration advantage for dems.

PSA for RCV.

Nigrum Cattus

(1,341 posts)
7. not only that, but he is an old billionaire
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 02:31 PM
Yesterday

we have enough old billionaires to deal with at the federal level already

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