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EPISODE · May 28, 2026 · 26 MIN

Ep. 26 | California's $6 Gas and the Reality Star Who's Beating the Mayor

from On Background with Susan Crabtree · host Government Accountability Institute

California's primary is next week and the numbers are wild! A reality TV star is within 1 point of the sitting LA mayor. One Democrat running for governor said on camera that California "needs Chevron" while taking their checks. Another has spent $195 million on ads and is still stuck in the polls. And two Republicans are splitting the vote in a way that may hand the governor's race entirely to Democrats, cutting off the only real check on Gavin Newsom's record. Susan Crabtree and Eric Eggers break it all down on this week's On Background.

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