By Evaristo Lara
Although vote counting continues after a highly contested primary, The trend slightly favoring Xavier Becerra (26.8% of the votes) guarantees his passage to a second round to be held on November 3.
According to the news agency Associated Press (AP), Behind the former Secretary of Health is Steve Hilton (26.4%), former television network presenter Fox Data and who has the support of President Donald Trump.
Despite In third position appears Democrat Tom Steyer (21.1%)who directed $216 million from his pocket to his campaign, it seems to be defined that the dispute to find Gavin Newsom’s successor as president of the “Golden State” will be between Becerra and Hilton.
“The people of the great state of California, in the largest nation in the world, have spoken loud and clear, with pride. They will not buy us. They will not intimidate us. And we will never turn back. November, here we come!”, said in a statement Becerra, a politician of Mexican roots who seems to have gained the support of a large sector of Californians disgusted with the immigration policy promoted from the White House.
With less than a percentage point difference that separates him from the goal of reaching the 68-year-old Democratic lawyer, who has already accounted for nearly 70% of the ballots, Steve Hilton released a video mocking his rival’s more than three-decade political career, which account for as a continuation of California’s political status quo.
For 55 seconds, it can be seen how Images of Xavier Becerra appear on the screen of an old television, accompanied by phrases that are a hard blow to the Democrat’s campaign. while laughter is heard recurrently in the background.
“I gave Gavin Newsom an ‘A’ on homelessness. I promise to allocate more of his money to high-speed rail. I was too incompetent for the Biden administration. I’m not going to change anything in the way California is governed. Xavier Becerra is more of the same. Don’t see another repetition,” are the phrases with which Steve Hilton intends to truncate public trust in his opponent, a clear sign of how close the war of disqualifications between the two candidates will be. develop between now and November.
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