Joe Mathews on California's generic governor's race
May 21, 2026
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32 mins
With eleven days to go before the June 2 primary, Joe Mathews examines how California's race for governor has become strangely disconnected from the state itself. With almost all the campaigns built around generic national talking points and anti-Trump messaging, Mathews explores the growing nationalization of state politics, the issues candidates avoid, and why the actual mechanics of governing California barely seem to be part of the conversation.
- State elections
- Local elections