California, Governor and gubernatorial race
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Three candidates received fewer votes than the 8.5% of delegates who cast their ballots for no endorsement or no preference — state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and former Assemblymember Ian Calderon. According to the Emerson College poll, 21% of voters are still undecided.
A handful of groups have weighed in, though most powerful unions have abstained from endorsing anyone to succeed outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom
Newsom's remarks about his 960 SAT score went viral as he told Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and a packed auditorium: "I'm not trying to impress you, I'm just trying to impress upon you I'm like you, I'm not better than you.
Major Democratic donor and former candidate Stephen Cloobeck tried to put money this weekend on gubernatorial hopeful, Rep. Eric Swalwell, a close friend whose candidacy he has been actively supporting.
Last month, Governor Newsom announced that California became the first state to join the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network (GOARN), strengthening public health preparedness and rapid response coordination as the Trump administration pulled the U.S. from WHO.