California Democratic Chair Urges Candidates Without Viable Path to Withdraw

State Democrat Party Chair Wants Some Candidates to Drop Out, Worried About GOP Win

YouTube@ABC10 The chair of the California Democrat Party wants candidates to drop out of the governor’s race if they’re low in the polls.  The letter by Rusty Hicks reflects a growing concern in his party that two Republicans could grab the top two spots and therefore guarantee a GOP victory in November. Three Democrats and two Republicans are in a virtual tie for first place in the latest poll.  Multiple Democrats are polling below five percen…

Gov. Gavin Newsom weighs in on California governor race while promoting his book in LA

Gov. Gavin Newsom hasn’t endorsed any candidate running to succeed him. But he does believe members of his own party who are trailing in polls in the race for governor should bow out to give higher-polling Democrats a shot at advancing to the November general election. The termed-out governor offered his opinion during a talk in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, March 4, the same day California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks urged Democratic can…

Day Around the Bay: State’s Top Democrat Tells Too-Large Plethora of Governor Candidates to Drop Out of Race

Local:Holy smokes, we are just 100 days out from the World Cup games coming to Levi’s Stadium, and the Bay Area is getting an infusion of public transit money to help BART and Caltrain run things more smoothly. The Bay Area is getting an extra $8.8 million in state funds, and LA is getting a bonus $9.6 million in state money. [KPIX]With so many Democrats running for governor that they're splitting the vote and creating the possibility that two R…

California Democrats clash as party chair urges weaker governor candidates to drop out

California Democrats are showing signs of division as the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom grows increasingly crowded ahead of the June primary.

California Democratic chair tells gubernatorial candidates to ‘assess’ their campaigns

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) – California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks on Tuesday told candidates seeking the party’s nomination for governor to “honestly assess the viability of their candidacy and ​campaign,” citing worries that too large a field could ‌hand the state’s top office to a Republican. Under California law, the two candidates who get the most votes in the state’s open primary, regardless of party, would advanc…

Top California Democrat urges lagging candidates for governor to drop out

Newsom, who has not made an endorsement in the race, echoed Rusty Hicks' concern for a potential Democratic disaster.