""Would you let someone who's never flown a plane tell you, 'I can fly that plane back to land' if they've never done it before? Do you give the keys to the governor's office to someone who hasn't done this before?""
""I feel like my experience and my passion uniquely positioned me in this race to ride a lane that nobody else can ride, being a millennial and being young and having a different perspective,""
""I want [my children] to have opportunity. I want them to have a future. I want life to be better. I want it to be easier,""
""on D.C.-proofing California. We cannot continue to depend on D.C. and expect that they're going to give a s-t about us and what our needs are, because they don't.""
Six Democrats running for governor next year focused on housing affordability, the cost of living and healthcare cuts as the most daunting issues facing Californians. The candidates remained largely united on policy priorities while using their political resumes and personal life stories to create distinctions. Ian Calderon emphasized his millennial perspective, concern for his four children's future, and the need to reduce California's dependence on Washington, D.C., advocating for 'D.C.-proofing California.' Xavier Becerra emphasized a long public-service record and framed experience as essential for the governorship, using a flying-plane analogy to question inexperienced contenders.
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