Commentary: It's been decades since California had a governor's race like this one. That was a shocker

""Sometimes it's meant to be. Sometimes you get every break. Sometimes it's not meant to be and you get no breaks. Anything can happen.""

""The number of people who told him to quit would have filled the L.A. Coliseum, Davis recalled this week. But he never considered dropping out; the pressure only made him more determined.""

The current gubernatorial race mirrors the 1998 election in California, which was characterized by an unexpected outcome. Gray Davis, initially trailing in polls, won the Democratic primary and the governorship against the odds. He faced pressure to withdraw but remained determined, emphasizing that anything can happen in politics. The election system has changed since then, with the current format allowing the top two candidates to advance to a runoff, unlike the open primary system of 1998.

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