{"id":2573155,"date":"2026-02-24T18:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T23:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-california-democratic-candidate-procures-endorsement-in-governors-race\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:34:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T23:34:47","slug":"no-california-democratic-candidate-procures-endorsement-in-governors-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-california-democratic-candidate-procures-endorsement-in-governors-race\/","title":{"rendered":"No California Democratic candidate procures endorsement in governor&#8217;s race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fno-california-democratic-candidate-procures-endorsement-in-governors-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2573155&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At the California Democratic Party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-republicans-boo-sen-mitt-romney-at-state-convention-move-to-censure-fails-narrowly\/\" title=\"Utah ...ublicans Boo Sen. Mitt Romney At State Convention; Move To Censure Fails Narrowly\">state convention<\/a> in San Francisco,none of the nine Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls secured the party\u2019s endorsement. To win endorsement, candidates needed the support of 60% of delegates (3,500), but eight of the nine fell short. U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell led the balloting with 571 votes (about 24%), followed by state Controller Betty Yee with 411 (17.3%), and Xavier becerra with 334 (14%). Tom Steyer received about 315 votes (13.2%). Other prominent contenders in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-muriel-bowsers-petty-hypocritical-tyranny-must-stop\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser\u2019s Petty, Hypocritical Tyranny Must Stop\">crowded field<\/a> include Rep. katie Porter,former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa,Tony Thurmond,Ian Calderon,and Matt Mahan.<\/p>\n<p>The open process is influenced by California\u2019s jungle primary,where the top two vote-getters,regardless of party,advance to November. With a large field, Democrats worry about splintered support and the possibility that two Republicans\u2014Steve Hilton or Chad Bianco\u2014could emerge as frontrunners in June. Analysts say no single Democratic candidate has yet emerged as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >clear front-runner<\/a>, though early alliances are forming as the race proceeds.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">No Democratic candidate secures party endorsement in California governor&rsquo;s race<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2500916\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>None of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"60\">California&rsquo;s<\/a> Democratic <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11675\">gubernatorial candidates<\/a> secured the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-kelly-could-be-democrats-secret-weapon-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Mark Kelly could be ...&#039; secret weapon - Washington Examiner\">state party&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s highly coveted endorsement at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cdpconvention.org\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/cdpconvention.org\/\">state convention<\/a>, falling well short of the 60% threshold.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eight of the nine Democratic candidates vying for Democratic <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1426\">Gov. Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s<\/a> seat made their pitches to thousands of delegates at the California Democratic Party convention in San Francisco. To earn the party&rsquo;s endorsement, a candidate must secure the support of 3,500 delegates, or 60%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4468204\/california-gop-infighting-could-destroy-any-chance-at-governorship\/\">California GOP infighting could destroy any chance at governorship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4462053\/california-democrats-meet-party-fractured-primary-2026-elections\/\">California Democrats meet as party careens toward a fractured primary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4454790\/madison-sheahan-ohio-house-race-immigration-enforcement\/\">Former ICE deputy director seeks GOP nomination in Ohio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">California gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) speaks at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo\/Jeff Chiu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-swalwell\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2345\">U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell<\/a> (D-CA) led the delegates with 571 votes, about 24%. He was followed by state&nbsp;Controller <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bettyyee.com\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/bettyyee.com\/\">Betty Yee<\/a>, who pulled in 411 votes, or 17.3%. Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xavier-becerra\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1719\">Xavier Becerra <\/a>came in third with 334 votes, 14%.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, billionaire <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-steyer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2792\">Tom Steyer,<\/a> who has blanketed the airwaves in ads using $30 million of his own money, pulled in 315 votes or about 13.2%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The bloated Democratic race for governor has many party strategists concerned that the two Republican candidates, former Fox News host Steve Hilton or Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco, could edge out Democrats in the primary election.&nbsp;California uses a jungle primary, meaning the top two vote-getters in the June 2 contest will advance to November&rsquo;s general election, regardless of party. <\/p>\n<p>The problem for Democrats is that with at least a dozen candidates,&nbsp;votes are likely to be splintered.&nbsp;The crowded field of Democratic contenders also includes Rep. Katie Porter;&nbsp;former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa;&nbsp;state superintendent of public instruction Tony Thurmond; former state lawmaker Ian Calderon; and San Jose Mayor&nbsp;Matt Mahan.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4468204\/california-gop-infighting-could-destroy-any-chance-at-governorship\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4468204\">CALIFORNIA GOP INFIGHTING COULD DESTROY ANY CHANCE AT GOVERNORSHIP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The open political landscape has left Democratic hopefuls jockeying for position and building coalitions. Early alliances are forming, but no single contender has emerged as the front-runner.&nbsp;That gives Hilton and Bianco an advantage in securing at least one, if not both, of the spots.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No one candidate has had a breakthrough moment to justify a coronation to the governor&rsquo;s office as the [Democratic Party] still reels from the 2024 loss from one of their own,&rdquo; Jeff Le, a former deputy Cabinet secretary to Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paraphrase:<br \/>\nAt the California Democratic Party\u2019s state convention, none of the nine Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls won the party\u2019s endorsement, failing to reach the 60% threshold (3,500 delegates). Eric Swalwell led the voting with about 24% (571 votes), followed by Betty Yee with roughly 17% (411), and Xavier Becerra with around 14% (334). Tom Steyer received about 13% (315). The crowded field, which also includes Katie Porter, Antonio Villaraigosa, Tony Thurmond, Ian Calderon, and Matt Mahan, has Democrats worried that Republicans Steve Hilton or Chad Bianco could do well in the June primary under California\u2019s jungle primary system, which advances the top two finishers to November regardless of party. With votes likely splintered among many candidates, no clear front-runner has emerged, and early alliances are forming.<\/p>\n<p>No Dem candidate wins CA endorsement at convention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2573156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eric-swalwell.jpeg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4045,3685,73452],"class_list":["post-2573155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-california","tag-democrats","tag-governor-race-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eric-swalwell.jpeg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2573155"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573159,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573155\/revisions\/2573159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2573156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2573155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2573155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2573155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}