{"id":2610618,"date":"2026-06-04T12:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-bedford-ca-dems-couldnt-find-a-candidate-with-credibility\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:18:15","slug":"sarah-bedford-ca-dems-couldnt-find-a-candidate-with-credibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-bedford-ca-dems-couldnt-find-a-candidate-with-credibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Bedford: CA Dems couldn&#8217;t find a candidate with credibility"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fsarah-bedford-ca-dems-couldnt-find-a-candidate-with-credibility%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=2610618&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>Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said Democrats in California may struggle to find a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >compelling gubernatorial candidate<\/a> for the November 2026 election. She argued that the party ended up with weak nominees in major races-Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt capitalizing on criticisms of incumbent Karen Bass over issues like the Palisades fire, drugs, and homelessness, including through sarcastic, pop-culture ads that Bass called \u201cviolent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bedford similarly criticized the California governor contenders, pointing to Xavier Becerra\u2019s backlash from his time as secretary of health and human services under Joe Biden, along with corruption allegations, and also noting that billionaire Tom Steyer is running as a Democrat.She described Democrats\u2019 options as \u201cunappealing,\u201d and claimed California has been poorly managed, losing wealth and families while facing strains from a growing number of illegal immigrants.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> investigations editor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/sarah-bedford\/\">Sarah Bedford<\/a> said Democrats in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a> will be left scrambling to vote for a suitable gubernatorial candidate in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\">November<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDemocrats couldn\u2019t nominate anyone with charisma or any type of credibility,\u201d Bedford said on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YyHTLx4uLOw\"><em>Hugh Hewitt Show<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4594789\/rick-jackson-brian-kemp-praise-new-georgia-governor-ad\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rick Jackson clips Brian Kemp praise in new Georgia governor race ad<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4593045\/tuberville-residency-tax-documents-mcfeeters-challenge\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tuberville hands over residency and tax documents after Ken McFeeters challenge<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4593025\/dlcc-expand-target-list-texas-talarico-hope\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DLCC expands target list in Texas as Talarico\u2019s rise sparks hope for Democrats<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bedford said that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\">Los Angeles<\/a> mayoral candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spencer-pratt\/\">Spencer Pratt<\/a> and California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, the latter running on the Republican ticket, are giving Democrats a run for their money. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s baffling because California is such a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-elections-and-a-ballot-initiative-to-watch-today\/\" title=\"Two Elections And A Ballot Initiative To Watch Today\">deeply blue state<\/a>. They have such a deep bench of Democrats that it\u2019s kind of shocking that they ended up in these two marquee races with two extremely weak standardbearers in Becerra and Bass,\u201d Bedford said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"YyHTLx4uLOw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Hugh Hewitt Show I June 3rd, 2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YyHTLx4uLOw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Angeles Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karen-bass\/\">Karen Bass<\/a> has been criticized for her handling of the Palisades fire and for how she has handled drugs and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homelessness\/\">homelessness<\/a> in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pratt, her opponent in the Los Angeles mayoral race, has widely played on these criticisms in campaign ads. His <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1658\">artificially<\/a>-generated ads blend pop culture and sarcasm, highlighting the conditions people in the city face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charliebcurran\/status\/2053828567574991052\">one video<\/a>, Pratt is portrayed as Batman, protecting the city from the Joker, who is portrayed as Bass. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LA is worth saving.  Vote Spencer Pratt. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S9O8jvTz4I\">pic.twitter.com\/S9O8jvTz4I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charles Curran (@charliebcurran) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charliebcurran\/status\/2053828567574991052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bass <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4570452\/karen-bass-fires-back-spencer-pratt-campaign-ads\/\">commented on the ad<\/a>, calling it \u201cviolent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-republicans-launch-stop-stacey-effort-ahead-of-possible-abrams-2022-announcement\/\" title=\"GA Republicans Launch \u2018Stop Stacey\u2019 Effort Ahead Of Possible Abrams 2022 Announcement\">gubernatorial race<\/a>, Xavier Becerra faced backlash over his oversight as secretary of health and human services under former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a>, and is also facing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4569842\/steve-hilton-becerra-california-governor-debate\/\">corruption accusations. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Billionaire <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-steyer\/\">Tom Steyer<\/a> is also running as a Democrat in the governor\u2019s race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4594527\/trump-accuses-democrats-of-trying-to-steal-california-primary-dumocrats-are-at-it-again\/\"><strong>TRUMP ACCUSES DEMOCRATS OF TRYING TO STEAL CALIFORNIA PRIMARY: \u2018DUMOCRATS ARE AT IT AGAIN\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat you\u2019re left with is two really unappealing Democrats in Tom Steyer and Xavier Becerra,\u201d Bedford said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou have a state that\u2019s been poorly managed for years, that\u2019s bleeding wealth, that\u2019s bleeding families, [and] home to a growing number of illegal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/immigration\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"15\">immigrants<\/a> that are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/migrants-eating-pets-kamala-harris-called-out-over-alarming-claims-as-border-crisis-rages\/\" title=\"Migrants Eating Pets? Kamala Harris Called Out Over Alarming Claims as Border Crisis Rages\">draining social services<\/a>,\u201d she added. \u201cIt\u2019s really kind of astounding.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Bedford: California Democrats face scrambling amid weak candidates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2610619,"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\/06\/govrace.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[80830,32964,35762],"class_list":["post-2610618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california-democratic-party","tag-sarah-bedford","tag-us-elections"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/govrace.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610618","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610618"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610622,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610618\/revisions\/2610622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}