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Manuel Orbegozo / REUTERS A fresh face is rising within the crowded race to be California’s next governor. Xavier Becerra, who led Health and Human Services in the Biden administration, has surged from four percent support to 15 percent in one poll this month, elevating him from a “ dark horse ” candidate to a real contender to succeed the term-limited Gavin Newsom. Becerra, 68, is now tied with the billionaire Tom Steyer as the top Democrat in the race, according to a survey conducted by Gudelunas Strategies in the aftermath of Eric Swalwell’s campaign imploding amid sexual assault allegations on April 12. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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