{"id":273907,"date":"2026-04-18T07:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/273907\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T07:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:28:10","slug":"joy-reid-blasts-california-dems-for-letting-gop-contenders-take-lead-in-governors-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/273907\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy Reid blasts California Dems for letting GOP contenders take lead in governor\u2019s race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former MSNOW host Joy Reid said on “The Joy Reid Show” that California Democrats<\/a> failed to properly vet the gubernatorial field, allowing two Republican candidates to sit at the top of the race while broader concerns about Democratic preparedness went unaddressed.<\/p>\n

Reid framed her criticism around the stakes of the contest, warning that control of California was central to Democratic electoral success.<\/p>\n

“What we really care about out here in these streets is that California doesn\u2019t go Republican,” she said.<\/p>\n

Reid emphasized the state\u2019s importance in presidential politics, arguing Democrats could not afford missteps in such a critical stronghold.<\/p>\n

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Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco, left, and business leader Steve Hilton, both Republicans, were ranked the top two California gubernatorial candidates in a recent poll by Berkeley IGS.<\/p>\n

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“You cannot become president as a Democrat without California,” Reid said. “Do you see how many electoral college votes they have? That number is 54.”<\/p>\n

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The segment shifted to her concerns about Democratic strategy when Reid questioned whether party officials had conducted sufficient vetting and opposition research during the primary.<\/p>\n

“Do y\u2019all not have an oppo research arm inside of the Democratic Governor\u2019s Association?” Reid asked.<\/p>\n

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She argued that internal failures allowed “flawed” Democratic candidates to advance, while the GOP remained competitive in the race.<\/p>\n

“If you let California fall into the hands of somebody who we can\u2019t guarantee would run a free and fair election in the state of California, then, you know what, Democrat, that would be on you if 2028 is cooked because you all let Eric Swalwell get to the front<\/a> of the line without a simple basic oppo research vet,” Reid said.<\/p>\n

Reid said she had learned opposition research was being prepared by political opponents but had not yet surfaced publicly, raising questions about timing.<\/p>\n

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Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco, who is surging in recent California gubernatorial polls, accused Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats of having a “sick and twisted love affair with criminals.”<\/p>\n

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“I learned over the weekend that there were people who were preparing huge amounts of oppo on the right to dump on this guy once he got closer to the primary<\/a>,” she said.<\/p>\n

“They were going to wait until right before the primary,” Reid added. “Democratic Party, what is the plan here?”<\/p>\n

Reid reiterated the broader national implications, comparing California\u2019s importance to Democrats with Texas for Republicans.<\/p>\n

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“In the same way that if Republicans ever lost the 40 electoral college votes in Texas, they couldn\u2019t win an election. Same goes for Democrats and California,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Y\u2019all didn\u2019t think maybe y\u2019all should leak to a system, and maybe there was some issues?”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to the California Democratic Party for comment, but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n

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