"Mahan has raised $12 million so far from Silicon Valley elites such as Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale and YCombinator CEO Garry Tan - who have all maxed out their legally-allowed contributions at $78,400 each."
"A common source of the pain has been the mayor's late entry, which he teased in the weeks and months leading up to his announcement."
"The problem is they wanted to spend a bunch of money toward the end - but you're out of time. Ballots drop in four, five weeks."
"The irony is that you have an actual billionaire in the race, and yet Mahan is being saddled with a 'billionaire puppet' moniker early on."
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan's entry into the California governor's race has been marked by low polling and internal strife. Since his campaign announcement, he has struggled to gain traction, remaining in single digits in polls. Tensions arose following the departure of his top strategist, Eric Jaye, and a controversial fundraising scheme requiring $35 million by April 17. Mahan's late entry has been criticized, and he has been labeled a 'billionaire puppet' due to significant contributions from Silicon Valley elites.
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