He's generally considered the front-runner without major Democratic opposition.
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After Newsom beat back a recall, "the gubernatorial election seems like an afterthought," said Republican political consultant Kevin Spillane.
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Concerns about rising crime and California's seemingly intractable homelessness crisis emerged as the top political undercurrents driving voter dissatisfaction, with most of those surveyed giving Newsom poor marks for how he has handled those issues....
The race did not attract many big names from the GOP, and those trying to oust the governor have not raised significant amounts of money.As The Times' Phil Willon summed it up: "With no widely known, well-funded challenger to Gov. Gavin Newsom's bid for reelection, a motley assortment of deep-thinkers, also-rans and fed-up political neophytes each holds a modicum of hope that, just maybe, they will shock California by winning enough votes in the June 7 primary to face off against the governor in the general election."
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