LOS ANGELES — For the candidates running to unseat California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the fight for political survival is now.
California’s primary election rules send only the top two vote-getting candidates, regardless of political affiliation, to the general election. As the incumbent and only Democrat on the ballot, Bonta is expected to cruise out of the June 7 primary and on to November with little fanfare. Bonta, who Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed to the job last year, was endorsed by the California Democratic Party and has raised more than $5 million for his campaign.
But for the two Republicans and one unaffiliated independent who want to oust the incumbent, the real fight is against each other.
