Commentary: Eight candidates, four minutes to run for California governor. Ready, go!
- Posted on February 22, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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Commentary: Eight candidates, four minutes to run for California governor. Ready, go!

Appearing before the Democratic faithful at the state party convention in San Francisco, hopefuls offered the whys and wherefores of their candidacies. There was a great deal of Trump bashing.