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California’s gubernatorial debate ranked — and the candidate the ‘D-‘ moderators had it in for

Tuesday’s gubernatorial debate at Pomona College was a good fight — and an enlightening one. 

This time, there were eight candidates onstage, which probably will not help Democrats consolidate their vote. It did, however, lead to substantive exchanges over policy. 

The most memorable candidate was Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. He was combative, but also knowledgeable on policy. None of the Democrats in particular stood out, though Katie Porter had her best performance yet. Matt Mahan also did well, especially towards the end.

CBS News should be credited for holding a lively and successful event. However, the moderators almost derailed it with aggressive “fact checks” and by interjecting their own opinions. The candidates saved the day.

Chad Bianco: A The sheriff had the answer of the night when a Democrat rival demanded he endorse single-payer (government) health care: “If you want socialism, go somewhere else!” He knocked Democrats for supporting “single-payer” health care when they all know it has failed for fire insurance. He repeated his message that the answer to California’s problems was to end “broken Democrat policies” and “lies.” He pushed back against the moderators when they tried to blame climate change for wildfires. Agree or disagree, it was a classic performance.

Steve Hilton: A- Another strong performance from Hilton, who responded to a question on Trump’s cuts to Medicare by pointing out that........

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