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Will California elect another Democrat — or could Republicans pull off a stunning upset? Our roundtable examines the candidates, the surprises and the paths to victory.
Steve Hilton, Chad Bianco, Tom Steyer, Katie Porter and Xavier Becerra | Illustration by Claudine Hellmuth/POLITICO (source images via Getty and AP)
Katy Murphy is POLITICO's California politics editor and helps shape the daily editions of California Playbook, the state’s must-read morning and afternoon newsletter for policymakers and other Capitol insiders.
SACRAMENTO, California — The field vying to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom may lack star power, but the race itself has delivered no shortage of plot twists.
