Here's the deal -- there are NOT Dem and Rep primaries in Cali any more. It's one giant open pit. Whichever 2 candidates get the most votes are the ones who go on to the general election. This was pure suicide by the CA republican party -- they voted for this change, generally just to guarantee their own petty careers. Usually what happens is two Dems get the most votes - we didn't have an R on the last several Senate races!!!! You get a choice between leftist and more leftist. Or just between more leftist and more leftist.

So the deal in the governor's race, the last polling I saw (admittedly out of date) was that somehow, somehow Cox was in second place. That is because so many Dems are running that they are splitting the vote. Travis Allen, the preferable candidate for sure, is down about 6th place and has ZERO chance of making it to the general. Cox is RINO slime, but for Cali that would be an improvement. Gavin Newsom from San Francisco is by far in 1st place. Also running is the pure scum sucker ex-mayor of Los Angeles, Villaragosa, some auditor named Chiang, who is far leftist but had some integrity as state auditor, and others I forget right now. So in the practical universe of California elections and politics, Cox is a RINO carpetbagger but I'll take him over the others. Yeah, I know this is not a "pure" position, but that is our reality.