With the presumptive Democratic favorite, U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, exiting the race, the possibility of a Republican being elected governor of deep-blue California has once again swung into view. But what would that look like in practice?
The answer, according to multiple political consultants and campaign-runners contacted by Capital & Main, is more nuanced than it might appear. Most obvious, perhaps, is that a GOP governor would not only face an almost immediate recall petition, but also be surrounded by Democratic supermajorities in the state Legislature that could override the governor’s vetoes of key pieces of legislation.
