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California’s Gubernatorial Primary Was A Contest To See Which Democrat Could Pander Harder

Democrats should be careful what they wish for in the Golden State. They just might get it.

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In our cynical era, large swaths of the American public believe politicians just say what people want to hear to get elected. The recently concluded primary election to succeed Gavin Newsom as California’s governor epitomizes this theory.

After the campaign of Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., imploded over sexual assault allegations, two Democrats who remained fought to assure themselves a spot in November’s general election by pandering to different groups — one to corporate interests, the other to woke interests. Both efforts brought to mind a quote from Yes, Minister, often attributed (probably incorrectly) to a politician and revolutionary in 19th-century France: “I am their leader. I must follow them.”

Steyer: Playing to Woke Groups

The first candidate, billionaire Tom Steyer, thought that embracing “peak woke” would offset his plutocratic background. As I noted in January, Steyer embraced a single-payer health care system for California. In doing so, he followed the tradition of Newsom, who pledged he would get single-payer done during his first gubernatorial campaign in 2018, only to allow the issue to fizzle out upon taking office.

His endorsement of socialized medicine moved Steyer........

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