CALIFORNIA, USA — With four days remaining until California’s primary election, the leading candidates for governor are making their final appeals to undecided voters.

A new UC Berkeley IGS poll released Friday showed Democrat Xavier Becerra leading the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom. The poll found Republican Steve Hilton at 21% and Democrat Tom Steyer at 19%.

Steyer spent Friday campaigning in the Sacramento region, beginning with a stop in West Sacramento where he received a warm welcome from members of SEIU.

“Making California affordable for the working people of California and standing up for working people. That’s what this race is about,” Steyer said.

The billionaire candidate reiterated his priorities as he sought support from voters who have not yet made a decision.

“If we’re going to have single payer health care, we’re going to have to take on the establishment,” Steyer said.

Despite the enthusiasm at the event, some voters said they are still weighing their options.

Gigi Dagare, an IHSS employee and SEIU member, said health care remains a key issue for her family.

“My son is nonverbal, he’s autistic. I give up everything, my career, my business, everything to be there for my child. So if this program is threatened, that means my child’s life is threatened and my life is threatened. And we really need a candidate who will stand for us,” Dagare said.

Later Friday, Steyer made a stop at UC Davis to reach younger voters.

Freshman Peter Jorgensen said he was interested in Steyer’s comments about helping working-class families.

“I wanna see how he can through his reforms for single payer healthcare in California can help my family receive the health care that we need,” Jorgensen said.

Elsewhere in the state, Becerra held an event in Palm Springs focused on undecided voters.

“There’s still a lot of Californians who haven’t voted. The numbers are a little scary that they are so low. I’m hoping it’s because folks are waiting to see where this race really was, so their vote would really count,” Becerra said.  

In Clovis, Hilton addressed voters and discussed transgender students.

“AB1266 the law that makes all this insanity possible, violates the California state constitution. That gives us the legal ground to overturn this obscene law,” Hilton said.

With four days remaining before the primary election, candidates across the state are continuing their efforts to reach undecided voters.

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