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DemocratSinceBirth

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19. He's likeable enough.

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Tue Apr 14, 2026, 02:08 PM

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**BRAND SPANKING NEW CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR POLL** Steyer 21% Hilton 18% [View all] DemocratSinceBirth 8 hrs ago OP

And this is even with Swalwell still a choice! We could see a top two Democratic race if things work out the right way SSJVegeta 8 hrs ago #1

Bianco and Hilton are both terrible choices. You know what they say about everything Trump touches! Initech 7 hrs ago #4

Go Steyer go!!! Initech 7 hrs ago #2

Would like Bacera vs. Steyer WSHazel 5 hrs ago #29

Same. obamanut2012 7 hrs ago #3

Democrat Tom Steyer finishes first with 21% of the vote, and leads among most demographic subgroups, including among Celerity 7 hrs ago #5

Mainly on housing prices and homelessness. haele 5 hrs ago #28

Steyer looking good now flamingdem 7 hrs ago #6

I would love to see 2 Dems in the general Mz Pip 7 hrs ago #7

Post Swalwell...Steyer shot up. Becerra nearly doubled his polling. Porter stagnated. PeaceWave 7 hrs ago #8

My dream is those moonscape 6 hrs ago #14

You apparently didn't read the details in the polling. Wiz Imp 5 hrs ago #18

Steyer wasn't leading the 2 Republicans before. Now he is. Thanks for trying to explain numbers to me though. PeaceWave 5 hrs ago #22

Your statement was incorrect. Wiz Imp 5 hrs ago #27

Steyer ABC123Easy 7 hrs ago #9

He is a Democrat. Gaytano70 6 hrs ago #10

Steyer ABC123Easy 3 hrs ago #40

Not true. Please stop spreading misinformation. PeaceWave 3 hrs ago #42

He's not "claiming " to be, he is a Democrat who ran for the Democratic nomination in 2020. Gaytano70 47 min ago #43

Misinformation? ABC123Easy 36 min ago #45

What has he done that is not like a Democrat? betsuni 6 hrs ago #11

Let's all remember that Trump was a registered democrat pinkstarburst 5 hrs ago #21

I Googled "Steyer tax loophole" and what came up: he wants to stop the "Trump tax loophole." betsuni 5 hrs ago #30

Don't forget that Steyer also helped get CA's Congressional map reworked to stop Trump from stealing the midterms. PeaceWave 5 hrs ago #32

I don't know anything about him, will have to research. betsuni 5 hrs ago #33

"wants to stop it" pinkstarburst 3 hrs ago #36

Are you kidding me? ABC123Easy 3 hrs ago #38

What leads you to ask? Torchlight 3 hrs ago #35

Quality and substance? ABC123Easy 3 hrs ago #37

Can be easy to overlook news and current events. Torchlight 3 hrs ago #39

Okay ABC123Easy 3 hrs ago #41

Interesting in that there was enough difference from poll to poll karynnj 6 hrs ago #12

Great news! mikewv 6 hrs ago #13

Swalwell is still polling at 9% -- He's ahead of Katie Porter Jose Garcia 6 hrs ago #15

Still? Wiz Imp 6 hrs ago #16

Porter never recovered from those videos of her screaming obscenities at her staff. PeaceWave 5 hrs ago #20

Porter and Swalwell have both sunk their own campaigns pinkstarburst 5 hrs ago #23

Bingo. California just wants normalcy and positive vibes. PeaceWave 5 hrs ago #25

There are non stop commercials for Steyer on TV all the time now. kimbutgar 5 hrs ago #17

I really hate that billionaires can do this pinkstarburst 5 hrs ago #24

Exactly ! kimbutgar 5 hrs ago #26

He's likeable enough. DemocratSinceBirth 5 hrs ago #19

There are still too many D with 5% or less. fargone 5 hrs ago #31

For those who want to see numbers... appmanga 4 hrs ago #34

Thanks for that excerpt senseandsensibility 42 min ago #44