When Joe Biden nominated Xavier Becerra to serve as the secretary of health and human services, Republicans responded with revulsion because of his far-left record, but also with some degree of confusion. Why pick Becerra — a lawyer, state attorney general, and former member of the House with no relevant health-care experience — to run HHS? The only health-care-adjacent “qualification” of which Becerra could boast was his maniacal support for abortion, a zeal that carried over into HHS with abortion mandates for emergency rooms, slashing restrictions on the abortion pill, and more.
California voters should face similar bewilderment over Becerra’s announcement that he is running for governor of California in 2026. As California continues to struggle with many of the same problems Gavin Newsom pledged to confront eight years ago — high cost of living, unsustainable housing costs and lack of construction, homelessness, and a never-ending disaster of a high-speed rail project — Democratic candidates will need to explain how they will deviate from the prior 15 years of failed Democratic policies under Newsom and Jerry Brown. One would think this would be a top messaging priority for any Democrat entering the race.
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