On a recent visit to California, Joe Biden polished off a plate of tacos with the Los Angeles mayor, Eric Garcetti. Fourteen Democratic candidates are expected at the convention – the largest single gathering of presidential hopefuls so far in the primary cycle. In turn, California has sued the Trump administration more than 50 times on issues including immigration, the environment and infrastructure funding. (Last year the state party backed Kevin de León’s unsuccessful progressive challenge to unseat the state’s longtime Democratic senator, Dianne Feinstein.) Unlike in Iowa and New Hampshire, where candidates campaign by greeting voters in living rooms and grazing at the state fair, the California race is dominated by advertising.

Source: The Guardian June 01, 2019 06:00 UTC