California Gets Four More Years. The Baseline Stays.– www.dailysignal.com
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- Democrats have maintained their supermajority in the California Legislature.
- Gov.-elect Xavier Becerra has been vague in offering solutions to the problems of affordability and budget overruns.
- Legislative Analyst Gabe Petek warns of a roughly $29 billion “wall of debt” that will eventually have to be repaid.
With one-party rule in California for more than 20 years, voters again handed Democrats a supermajority. But for the average person, the question is straightforward: Will they get any real break on the issues that have dominated voters’ minds for years?
Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra defeated Republican challenger Steve Hilton on Tuesday, with Decision Desk HQ showing Becerra at 65% and Hilton at 34% as of Friday. While final counts for the state’s Senate and Assembly seats remain incomplete, Democrats are set to keep the veto-proof supermajorities they walked in with and could pick up a small gain.
“As governor, my mission is straightforward, but not simple. Deliver a California we can afford and defend a California we can’t afford to lose,” Becerra said in his victory speech.
