Hour 2 - Xavier Becerra is calling foul after being excluded from a major gubernatorial debate, accusing organizers of an “election-rigging” setup as he makes his case directly to voters. Leaning on his record as former HHS Secretary and California Attorney General, Becerra argues he’s the steady hand who knows how to run government in a crisis—even as the race struggles to capture public attention. Meanwhile, new polling shows growing support for a billionaire tax, alongside sharp partisan divides over voter ID, highlighting the policy stakes beneath an otherwise low-energy campaign.

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