As we’ve reported to you before, GFC is already focused on the 2026 governor’s race because California’s next governor is likely to inherit a precarious situation from Governor Newsom, the candidates who have announced so far are from the usual depressing cast of characters who specialize in loudly signaling virtue to the common person while quietly doing the bidding of special interests, and we are hoping the prospect of early backing by GFC could help elicit a bolder alternative. In doing so, you can be sure we will engage in due diligence before making a commitment, both to have comfort that a candidate has the faculties required to govern and to conclude that students, wage earners and taxpayers would likely be better off if our choice became governor. As we are witnessing in the presidential drama playing out now, our country would be better off if major donors engaged in due diligence before making commitments.
