Others who have visited the state include Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar. California has long been treated as an ATM by national Democrats, who often dash in and out for lucrative fundraisers. Still, they point to her three statewide victories — once as senator and twice as attorney general — as proof she can win in California. Jerry Brown and former Sen. Alan Cranston, both Democrats, and Republican Pete Wilson, a former senator and governor, performed poorly when they were White House hopefuls.

Source: National Post May 12, 2019 12:22 UTC