Xavier Becerra – California Globe

Skewed Poll: Harris, Caruso Top 2026 in UCI Gubernatorial Poll

July 4, 2025 9:00 amJuly 4, 2025 9:01 am

A new University of California, Irvine School of Social Ecology poll released Wednesday found that former Vice President Kamala Harris still has a commanding lead in the 2026 California Gubernatorial race with 24% of total support, with 40% of Californians...

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...

Not All Aboard: The Growing Divide of 2026 California Gubernatorial Candidates On High-Speed Rail

May 27, 2025 2:45 amMay 27, 2025 2:46 am

Ever since the passage of Proposition 1A in 2008 that officially kickstarted California High-Speed Rail (CHSR), every Governor has been a massive supporter of the project. Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger fought for funding of the project. Former Governor Jerry Brown...

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...

Harris Takes Lead in 2026 Gubernatorial Race in Latest Poll

April 17, 2025 1:33 pmApril 17, 2025 1:33 pm

In a new Inside California Politics/Emerson College poll released Thursday, former Vice President Kamala Harris (D) jumped back up into the lead amongst hypothetical candidates with 31% of respondents in support, while former Congresswoman Katie Porter (D) led a poll...

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,...