Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, left, and former Fox News host Steve Hilton are Republicans running for governor of California, and leading in the polls. AdvertisementIt’s also possible the Dems will play dirty and either spend money to promote one of the two Republican candidates or torpedo one of them. “You could shut it down probably within five or six months,” said Mike Madrid, a longtime California GOP political consultant. It’s also dangerous Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican running for governor, recently seized ballots from last year’s Proposition 50 election, citing vote fraud claims. And by the way, is this a smart time for a GOP candidate in California to be doing his best Trump impression?

Source: Los Angeles Times March 26, 2026 22:42 UTC