Lessons From The California 2026 Primary

In a previous article, I analyzed the big winners and losers of the California primary. I didn’t mention my preferred candidate, Sheriff Chad Bianco, because to me he’s still a winner, even if the rest of the state (and Trump) rejected him. California needed saving, and I believed that the sheriff was just the man to get the job done. I thought Trump’s endorsement wouldn’t matter. I went through 5 minutes of grief after I saw Bianco getting a distant fourth place in the gubernatorial race. I went through the stages of grief fairly quickly, arriving at the place of...