Xavier Becerra’s lock on first place didn’t just calm Democrats; it saved them from a nightmare scenario in which California’s deep-blue reputation collided with the cold math of a split field and produced two Republicans on the November ballot. Instead, the former HHS secretary now carries the full weight of his party’s expectations, even as his record on migrants, public health, and scandal-adjacent aides guarantees relentless attack ads.
Yet the real suspense now hangs over the second-place fight. Steve Hilton, boosted by Donald Trump, could turn the race into a national referendum, though California’s huge Democratic registration advantage makes his path brutally steep. Tom Steyer, armed with cash and progressive bona fides, offers a different kind of threat. Every late-counted ballot tightens the drama, but one fact is fixed: Becerra will be on the November stage, and both parties know the stakes.
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