Eight states are holding primary contests on Tuesday, including California, where an unconventional primary system could create headaches for both Democrats and Republicans. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team previews the California races and dives deep on how the state evolved over the past three decades into one of the most […] Read more »
Pollsters sweat California elections
Pollsters are nervously awaiting California primary election results Tuesday after struggling with complications stemming from the state’s unique top-two primary system and the sheer size of the candidate fields this year. With a 27-candidate governor’s race, a Senate contest featuring 32 names, and several crowded House primaries with national implications, […] Read more »
California’s GOP is collapsing. Is that a sign for Republicans nationwide?
Republicans once dominated California. This year, GOP candidates are limping toward the finish line. Last week, independents surpassed Republicans to become the second-largest bloc of registered voters in the state after Democrats. And after Tuesday’s unusual “jungle” primary, the GOP might have missed its shot at the governor’s mansion and […] Read more »
California’s race for governor has become a referendum on resistance
In the race to become governor of the nation’s most populous state, a place that has become synonymous with liberal resistance to Donald Trump, the president has seemed ever-present. The Democratic front-runner in Tuesday’s primary, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, has campaigned with a promise of fierce combat against a president widely […] Read more »
GOP candidates echo Trump on immigration as president transforms party in his image
Leading Republican candidates are depicting many undocumented immigrants as criminals and endorsing a proposed wall on the Mexican border, adopting President Trump’s hard-line stance and alarming some who fear the GOP is out of step with a rapidly diversifying nation. The party’s increasingly aggressive tone on the issue represents a […] Read more »
Newsom and Cox now the clear leaders in California’s top two primary election for governor
Less than a week before California holds its primary election, a new Berkeley IGS Poll finds Democrat Gavin Newsom and Republican John Cox outdistancing the large field of twenty-seven candidates running in the gubernatorial primary. The latest survey finds Newsom holding a commanding lead, with 33% of the preferences of […] Read more »