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Steve Hilton, a Republican gubernatorial candidate in California, drew attention—and flies—during a Boyle Heights rally, where rotting food from a nearby warehouse became an unexpected backdrop to his critique of state leadership. He blamed current officials, including Mayor Karen Bass, for sluggish responses to the crisis, claiming he’d have handled it faster. Despite trailing his opponent Xavier Becerra by a massive 61-36 margin in polls, Hilton insists his campaign is just getting started and expects to surge by November. Becerra’s team swiftly labeled him “Trump’s puppet in California,” warning voters against a Trump-style governance, a major obstacle in a state deeply skeptical of the former president. Analysts warn Hilton’s path to victory is steep, given California’s Democratic lean and the political baggage of aligning with Trump.

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