Republican votes surge early in California governor election
"GOP voters accounted for 34% of early ballot returns as of Friday, up 8% compared to the same stage of the 2022 midterms.
Meanwhile, Democrats made up 41% of early returns, down 7 points from the same moment in the primary election four years ago. Independent ballot returns were up 2% compared to 2022"
This could be due to a variety of factors, with one of those factors being mentioned in the article itself
“Some Democrats may be holding on to their ballots because they’re still unsure of this governor’s race, and waiting to see if something breaks the door open like Gov. Gavin Newsom endorsing (a candidate),” he said. “There are a lot of voters who might be afraid of wasting a vote.”
I myself and people I know have not voted either as we are holding out to see which Democrat polls the highest.
But It could also be due to a lack of enthusiasm. I dont think there are any superstars on the Democrat side.
I worry if Republican enthusiasm stays strong and Democrats continue to underperform, it will result in Democrats being locked out of the governors race due to Hilton and Bianco benefiting greatly from the Republican enthusiasm.
Sure there are still more Democrats coming out but there are also more democrat candidates who are splitting votes, and it does not help Democrat turnout is underperforming.
What do you guys think? I don't see anyone on reddit talking about this article.