Democrat gubernatorial election-rigging in California is starting to backfire

 by Monica Showalter

Apparently, it's panic time for Democrats in their one-party blue state of California.

The Los Angeles Times reports that they are facing armageddon in the upcoming governor's race, whose "jungle" primary is in June.

According to the Los Angeles Times:

SAN FRANCISCO — Leaders of the California Democratic Party, along with liberal activists and loyal power brokers, are openly expressing fear that their crowded field of candidates running for governor may splinter the vote and open the door to a surprise Republican victory in November.

Because of those concerns, the Democrats lagging at the bottom of the pack are being urged to drop out of the race to ensure that the party’s political dominance in statewide elections survives the 2026 election.

“California Democrats are prepared to do what’s required,” state party chairman Rusty Hicks told reporters at the California Democratic Party’s annual convention on Friday. “We are ready and willing and able to do what’s required … to ensure we have a strong candidate coming out of the primary to do what’s required in November.”

Based on what the story says, plenty of the small-fry don't want to drop out, and Democrats say they will muscle them out whether they like it or not. That should create some pretty good mudslinging and intra-party civil war activities, sapping the party's strength as the Republicans continue to cruise on with the lead, still winning votes, if not the same behavior from California machine pol leader Nancy Pelosi, who forced Joe Biden out of his race after his senility was revealed at a presidential debate, and Kamala Harris became the nominee, leading Democrats to a stinging defeat to Donald Trump.

Quite a record you've got there on 'repeat,' Nasty Pelousy.

The bottom line here is that Democrats wouldn't have this problem at all if they hadn't changed the rules of electing governors to what is called a 'jungle primary.' Instead of one Republican and one Democrat candidate at the top of the ticket in November after the primary to be held in June, they changed the rule to 'top two vote-getters' imagining they would always secure the top two spots and with it, their permanent rule.

Now the rigging is backfiring on them, with the top two spots occupied by two Republicans, a scenario they never once imagined could happened. Steve Hilton, who's the best Republican candidate, and Chad Bianco, who'd be better as governor than any of the clown Democrats populating that list, are holding a persistent lead of around 15% apiece and Hilton's lead is growing in big chunks at a fast pace, meaning, November's ballot may mean two Republicans, not two Democrats, for voters to choose from.

Maybe they will succeed in winnowing their list, but the fragmentation of these Democrats suggests a discontented and unenthusiastic voter base.

That's their doing. They made the rules, now they have to live by them. Maybe they succeed in rigging things a new way, or maybe they don't. Pelosi sounded very certain that they would, which shouldn't surprise anyone. But maybe it's too late, too.

What a joy to see them hit in the face and tangled up by their own rigging. 

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/democrat_gubernatorial_election_rigging_in_california_is_starting_to_backfire_on_them.html