'A Democrat bloodbath': With Kamala Harris out of CA governor's race, an intraparty battle begins

[GJGCA]

Kamala Harris’ decision not to enter the governor’s race is an immense victory for her would-be Democratic opponents, unlocking troves of donors who had been waiting for her announcement and voters who almost universally know the former vice president.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/31/katie-porter-california-kamala-harris-governor-takeaways-00486382

[live love laugh]

1. Republicans want CA so bad. They will run DINO.

[Johonny]

15. They havent since Arnold

Despite party leadership begging them too.

[senseandsensibility]

19. Won't work

We in CA know who the real Dems are.

[RandySF]

2. "DEMOCRAT"?

[niyad]

4. It is the politico headline.

[Prairie Gates]

10. It's attributed to the prospective Republican candidate

Also, one is not required to run the obviously GOP written headline in General Discussion.

Politico is a MAGA organ and a full on trash fire.

[niyad]

12. It is also in quotes.

[GJGCA]

7. Good catch

Quoting Riverside County Sheriff Bianco, R candidate

Edited to include quote:
It was like, yeah, I’ll try and convince her that she’s going to be the worst thing for California,” said Bianco, “but the reality is, I’m very happy that she’s no longer in it.”

Democrats with lower name identification than Harris, he argued, “are all going to have to fight with each other to say who’s responsible for putting us where we are, and this is going to be, I believe, a Democrat bloodbath.”

[H2O Man]

3. The Democratic Party

has so many qualified people, that we have choices. The maga party doesn't have choices -- they do what they are told.

[Stinky The Clown]

17. "they do what they are told."

Abd then they win

[H2O Man]

18. Some times.

[niyad]

5. Fuck you, politico, for "democrat (sp) bloodbath", you ueless jerks.

[markodochartaigh]

6. ic

DemocratIC. If Politico wants to be taken seriously and not just seen as a right-wing rag it should learn the difference between an adjective and an adjectival noun used as a slur.

[niyad]

8. I just tried to wade through the whole badly-written bs. As an editor, I

would not have allowed that in my high school's paper, nor would our editor when I was in college.

[Wounded Bear]

9. Many organizations are allowing writers to self edit...

Not working out so well, IMO.

[niyad]

11. Which is one of the reasons I have a constant headache.

[maxrandb]

13. Without even having to ckick, I knew it was Politico

[Initech]

14. Bloodbath? That escalated quickly.

This is why no one should pay attention to the sensationalist bullshit.

[Autumn]

16. 'A Democrat bloodbath'? Smells and sounds like bullshit.

[Kingofalldems]

20. Not a good try there.

[senseandsensibility]

21. I think they mean that it will be competitive. Nothing wrong with that

either. Remember the recent Senate race with several prominent Dems vying for it? There will be elbows thrown, but a Dem will win. And the reason there is so much competition is because whoever is the Dem nominee is the next Governor.

[Midwestern Democrat]

22. Agreed - a state like Wyoming has 587,618 people; California has 39.43 million - both states have one Governor and two

US Senators - obviously, CA has FAR more politicians who are at the level to compete for those three offices than a tiny state like WY.