Tony Thurmond – California Globe

And Then There Were Six… Toni Atkins Drops Out of Race for California Governor

September 30, 2025 12:10 pmSeptember 30, 2025 12:23 pm

Former California Senate President Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) announced Monday that she is dropping out of the 2026 Gubernatorial race. I know. You’re asking “Toni who?” The big lead-up to her announcement for a run for Governor was breathtaking: First,...

Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton Shows Better than Expected Results First 100 Days of Campaign

August 1, 2025 4:30 pmAugust 1, 2025 4:30 pm

With most of the 2026 California Gubernatorial race media focus on Democrat candidates, the top GOP candidates have managed to top most Democrats in terms of money raised, poll support, and other key areas. Right now, the major Democrat candidates,...

Where Fundraising Stands In A Post-Harris 2026 Gubernatorial Race

August 1, 2025 6:51 amAugust 1, 2025 6:51 am

With former Vice President Kamala Harris now out of the 2026 Gubernatorial race, she also leaves behind one of the main things that made her competitive: her fundraising machine. For her 2024 presidential run she raised well over a billion...

Indecisive Kamala Harris Now ‘Leaning Toward’ Running For CA Governor

June 24, 2025 2:45 amJune 24, 2025 2:46 am

The 2026 California Gubernatorial election has been caught in a rut in the past few months. No major candidate has announced they are going to run since Steve Hilton in April, and only a few issues have sprung up where...

Special Presidential Envoy Ric Grenell Confirms He Is Still Looking Into A Possible 2026 Run For Governor

June 14, 2025 2:45 amJune 14, 2025 2:46 am

Special Presidential Envoy, former Director of National Security, and former Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell confirmed Thursday that while he has talked to President Donald Trump this week about running for Governor in 2026, he has yet to make a...

Steve Hilton Announces Run For Governor

April 21, 2025 4:27 pmApril 21, 2025 4:29 pm

In an announcement on Monday, Steve Hilton, former Director of Strategy for then-British Prime Minister David Cameron and former Fox News host said that he would be running for Governor of California in 2026, becoming the second big-name Republican to...

New 2026 Gubernatorial Poll Finds Waning Support for Possible Kamala Harris Run

April 15, 2025 1:57 pmApril 15, 2025 1:57 pm

According to a new Politico/UC Berkeley Citrin Center poll, there is waning support for a Kamala Harris Gubernatorial bid, with 47% of independent voters saying that Harris running made them feel “irritable” or “hopeless”. The poll, conducted earlier this month,...