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How Xavier Becerra turned around his campaign to be California’s governor

Jun 6, 2026Center Left

In late March, his polling hovered near 3%, but in a stunning reversal Becerra has advanced to the general electionXavier Becerra, the former Biden cabinet official whose California gubernatorial campaign survived a deeply underwhelming start, has advanced to the general election, in a stunning reverse of political fortune.If he prevails in November,…

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