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Vote Steve Hilton for California governor over establishment hack Xavier Becerra for real change

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CA Post Editorial Board. (2026, October 29). Vote Steve Hilton for California governor over establishment hack Xavier Becerra for real change. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/29/opinion/california-post-endorses-steve-hilton-for-governor/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-29 · by CA Post Editorial Board

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This article is an opinion piece supporting Steve Hilton's campaign for California governor, arguing that he offers new ideas like tax reforms and deregulation that could address California’s economic issues. It criticizes his opponent Xavier Becerra as ineffective and lacking achievements, while also highlighting problems with current state policies such as high gas taxes and failing infrastructure.
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The New York Post editorial board endorsed Steve Hilton, a Republican candidate, for California governor over his Democratic opponent Xavier Becerra. The endorsement highlights Hilton's efforts to address issues such as high taxes, housing shortages, and transgender rights. Hilton has proposed policies like tax exemptions up to $150,000 in income, reducing fuel costs by lowering gas taxes, promoting single-family home construction over high-rises, and defending traditional gender roles in sports. Despite facing significant challenges, Hilton visited areas heavily affected by fentanyl abuse, such as Skid Row, to illustrate the consequences of Sacramento's policies. In contrast, Becerra was not a preferred choice among Democrats during primary elections; even former Obama administration staffers were critical of his candidacy. Close Obama advisor Susan Rice referred to Becerra as an "idiot," a comment she did not deny when supporting her party’s nominee.

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CA Post Editorial Board
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🔮 Even former Obama administration staffers were appalled that he might move ahead to the general election.
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🔮 But socialist City Councilwoman Nithya Raman is an extremist who will make things even worse.
2026-10-29 · assertive framing · Experienced Karen Bass is a far better vote than radical socialist Nithya Raman in the LA mayoral race
🔮 Instead, it will only link a couple of towns in the Central Valley, at a cost of over $200 billion, by 2032 at the earliest.
2026-10-26 · assertive framing · Steve Hilton has the only good idea for California’s failed fake train dreams
🔮 And if the 20,000 number — which Essayli called “the floor” — turns out to be to accurate, that would be an even more explosive revelation about how far our elections have fallen.
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🔮 And parents, and not schools, may be left to grapple with years of fallout from a kid’s “exploration” of gender dysphoria.
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🔮 The socialist city councilwoman, who’s running to “fail up” to the mayor’s office, has proposed a new plan that has the potential to incur new, hampering costs on a city already suffering from a $1 billion budget deficit.
2026-10-23 · assertive framing · The real reason ‘Rubber-stamp’ Raman wants more wildly expensive public toilets
🔮 They exploited the most vulnerable — so they could live large on taxpayers’ money.
2026-10-22 · assertive framing · California’s $2 billion medical fraud shame hid in plain sight — all we had to do was look
🔮 When will Gavin Newsom and his party learn that fraud doesn’t pay?
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🔮 So when Bratton says Nithya Raman would be making a terrible mistake if she were to follow through on her campaign pledge to fire current LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell, that ought to count.
2026-10-21 · assertive framing · LA voters, and Nithya Raman, should listen to top cop’s warning
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California Democrats Hilton Republican Sacramento

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California GPE · 6× Becerra PERSON · 4× Democrats NORP · 3× Hilton ORG · 3× Obama PERSON · 2× Sacramento GPE · 2× Californians NORP · 1× Democrat NORP · 1× Republican NORP · 1× Xavier Becerra PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Despite the odds stacked against him, Hilton has worked tirelessly across the state, even going to Skid Row and “fentanyl alley” to show the consequences of decades of bad policy in Sacramento. His opponent, Democrat Xavier Becerra, was nobody’s first choice in the primary.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-31
🔮 Even former Obama administration staffers were appalled that he might move ahead to the general election.
2026-10-31 · New York Post
Vote Steve Hilton for California governor over establishment hack Xavier Becerra for real change · assertive framing

Claims (24 extracted, 1 hedged)

The Republican has introduced new ideas that even some Democrats have embraced, like allowing Californians to pay no taxes on income up to $150,000. asserted
Californians → introduce → income
He has also urged California to lower fuel prices by getting rid of high gas taxes and the costly “green energy” policies that add massive costs to household budgets without doing anything for the planet. asserted
that → urge → planet
On housing, Hilton has urged California to build out, not up, returning to the single-family homes that people want — not ugly high-rises. asserted
people → urge → that
And Hilton has stood up to the madness on the transgender issue, defending the rights of girls in sports, and the rights of parents to know what is going on with their children. asserted
what → stand → children
Despite the odds stacked against him, Hilton has worked tirelessly across the state, even going to Skid Row and “fentanyl alley” to show the consequences of decades of bad policy in Sacramento. His opponent, Democrat Xavier Becerra, was nobody’s first choice in the primary. asserted
opponent → stack → primary
Even former Obama administration staffers were appalled that he might move ahead to the general election. uncertain
he → appal → election
Close Obama advisor Susan Rice once called Becerra an idiot, a remark she did not deny even when backing her party’s nominee. asserted
she → call → nominee
He has failed upwards his entire political career. asserted
He → fail → ?
Then he became California’s attorney general when Kamala Harris left, despite his dormant law license. asserted
Harris → become → license
He was invisible as Joe Biden’s HHS secretary, and has no real achievements to speak of, despite decades of involvement in politics. asserted
He → have → politics
The California dream is falling apart. asserted
dream → fall → ?
Yes, we still have the fourth biggest economy in the world. asserted
we → have → world
But we also lead the nation in poverty and homelessness. asserted
we → lead → poverty
Businesses that started here are leaving the state, taking jobs with them. asserted
that → start → them
That’s especially true in Hollywood, which is losing tens of thousands of jobs. asserted
which → ’ → jobs
For 16 years, Democrats have done whatever they wanted to in California, and results are a disaster. asserted
results → do → California
We have watched the California dream being trampled by the politics of extremism, envy and division. asserted
dream → watch → extremism
Our big cities have been trashed by rioters. asserted
cities → trash → rioters
And now socialists want to take over. asserted
socialists → want → ?
While our politicians lecture us about climate change, they allow hundreds of thousands of acres to burn in wildfires every year, erasing all the gains in emissions, and causing untold misery to tens of thousands of homeowners. asserted
thousands → lecture → homeowners
Our infrastructure is crumbling, our schools are failing, and nobody in Sacramento seems to want to do anything about it. asserted
nobody → crumble → it
We are seeing the results of nearly two decades of one-party misrule. asserted
We → see → misrule
And the Democrats have given us a candidate who promises to change nothing. asserted
who → give → nothing
As Becerra said during the recent debate: the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result. asserted
definition → say → result
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