Author and former television personality Steve Hilton has moved into a small lead in the primary race for California governor, in a state where the top two finishers, regardless of party, advance to the general election.
According to a recent FM3 poll commissioned by the California Issues Forum, an organization aligned with moderate Democrat interests, Hilton leads by 1 percentage point over Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., who are tied at 17%.
If Hilton and Bianco finish first and second in the primary, both Republicans would advance to the general election benefiting from the wealth of Democrat candidates watering down their party’s vote.
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