Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is seeking California’s gubernatorial primary nomination by presenting himself as an outsider prepared to challenge Democratic leadership in Sacramento. Early polling suggested he could reach the November runoff, but the race has tightened as Republicans consolidate around Steve Hilton after an endorsement from President Donald Trump. Democrats are coalescing around candidates including Xavier Becerra. In an interview during a campaign stop in Marin County, Bianco said voters are frustrated with affordability problems and want a dramatic change after more than a decade of Democratic control. He emphasized reducing the cost of living, cutting regulations, and eliminating wasteful government spending. He also said he would dismantle the budget associated with Governor Gavin Newsom and reverse structural deficits caused by failed policies.
"Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is closing out the final stretch of California's gubernatorial primary by pitching himself as a political outsider ready to aggressively upend Democratic leadership in Sacramento. At one point earlier this year, public polling suggested Bianco had a legitimate path to the November runoff - with some surveys showing two Republicans potentially advancing in California's unusual top-two primary system. But the race has tightened in recent weeks as Republicans increasingly consolidate around former Fox News host Steve Hilton following his endorsement from President Donald Trump, while Democrats coalesce around candidates including former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra."
"In an interview with ABC7 Eyewitness News during a campaign stop in Marin County on Monday, the Bianco argued California voters are frustrated with the state's affordability crisis and are ready for a dramatic shift in direction after more than a decade of Democratic control. "Californians are tired of what's going on, and they're realizing that it's only Democrats that have broken it," Bianco said."
"Asked how he would address California's projected structural budget deficits in the coming years, Bianco said he would "absolutely completely dismantle the budget that Newsom has going forward." "It's only in a structural deficit because of the failed, completely failed policies that they have going, the completely failed agenda that's harming California," Bianco said. "And it's going to be reversed.""
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