Ready? Set? Go! The horse race for the 2018 election is on.
Four candidates hoping to become the state’s next governor met to speak before the National Union of Healthcare Workers in Anaheim this Sunday. Each is looking to succeed Jerry Brown, who’s been governor for nearly four terms total, dating back to the 1970s.
The participants included State Treasurer John Chiang, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
All are Democrats; the union says it invited Republican candidates, but none accepted.
According to veteran moderator John Donvan: “This is not, strictly speaking, a debate. It’s a conversation with a competitive edge.”
And so the initial “conversation” between the candidates began.
