Let me preface this essay by saying that I don’t have the slightest idea whether Kamala Harris is going to run for president again in 2028. She has said publicly that she’s “thinking about it.” And Gov. Gavin Newsom jolted the political world recently by saying he would defer to her if she did. What...

Here we are as Californians, facing a run-off election for governor that includes a Republican former Fox News host, endorsed by Donald Trump, whose only previous governmental experience was advising … the former prime minister of Great Britain? Could you even make this up?Yes, Steve Hilton, by dint...

A lot of brain power has been spent engaging in speculation about who might inherit the so-called MAGA base when Trump finally exits stage right in 2028. Bringing history into the equation, the short answer may be no one.Although admittedly not an exact parallel, it might be useful to look at the pr...

With Tom Steyer all but eliminated from California’s top-two gubernatorial runoff in November, he joins a long conga line of beaucoup-bucks, self-funding candidates who tried to buy their way into elected office in our state and failed miserably. This includes Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman, A...

When I read all the hype being heaped on Kamala Harris’ lead in early polls for the 2028 Democratic nomination, I have to chuckle to myself. The release of a Rasmussen Reports poll in February was titled, “Kamala Harris Still Leads 2028 Field for Democrats.” One headline in the Hill predicted, “Kama...

In 2022, I penned a piece for The Hill about why there had never been a Democratic presidential nominee from California, let alone a Democratic president from the state.  Among other things, I posited that California was “the big kid on the block that everyone loves to hate,” includin...

OPINION – Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is threatening to come out of hiding to oppose the redistricting initiative that Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative Democrats are placing on the November ballot. He apparently wants to position himself as the Exterminator of the Democrats’ plan to counter t...

With Kamala Harris opting out of the 2026 race for governor of California, attention now turns to the remaining announced Democratic candidates in the field in this overwhelmingly Democratic state. There are six significant and arguably viable Democrats running, including Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis; ...

I have no inside knowledge or insight as to whether Kamala Harris will run for governor of California in 2026. I’m not looped into her inner circle or decision-making process. But as someone who has advised many potential candidates about whether to run for offices from president to city council, I ...

Next year will see a whole new governor’s race in the Golden State, to replace the term-limited Gavin Newsom. (Gosh, can his eight years almost be up already?) In my view, Newsom will be a very hard act to follow for any Democrat aspiring to take his place. Think what you will about Newsom’s persona...