Media personality Steve Hilton enters California gubernatorial race

UNIQUE The California gubernatorial race just got a major shakeup with Republican Steve Hilton entering the race to be Gov Gavin Newsom's successor The former Fox News contributor and author of Califailure declared he's hoping to Make California Golden Again especially for the working people of the state A big decision that I've made which I can now share with you that I am in fact going to be running for governor of California for I love this state It's the best place in the world as far as I'm concerned Hilton explained Fox News Digital in an particular interview THIS IS HOW WE'LL KNOW IF CALIFORNIA GOV GAVIN NEWSOM'S EPIPHANY ON 'LIBERAL GOVERNANCE' IS REAL But after years of one-party rule this state is barely recognizable And I honestly think that the ballot in California is a life-or-death moment because if we continue with this one-party rule by the Democrats things are just gonna really start to deteriorate very rapidly he added Hilton was born in the U K and graduated from New College at Oxford He served as a senior advisor to former British Prime Minister David Cameron who was the leader of the Conservative Party California really reminds me of Britain in the s The UK was called the sick man of Europe Hilton explained in a campaign announcement video obtained by Fox News Digital There s no other way of looking at California in the current era than the sick man of America After moving to California in Hilton embraced the American entrepreneurial spirit and co-founded Crowdpac com a Silicon Valley tech start-up company Hilton's contribution to the conservative media across various outlets throughout his time in the U S landed him his own show The Next Revolution on Fox News Channel The Sunday night initiative aired weekly from to Newsom is termed out and candidates are lining up for a shot for his spot in Sacramento On the Democratic side Lt Gov Eleni Kounalakis former Strength and Human Secretary Xavier Becerra former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and former Rep Katie Porter are among the long list of names seeking the job On the Republican side Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has been on the campaign trail for the job Although Democrats have a supermajority in the legislature a contemporary poll of likely California voters indicated that would consider backing a Republican for governor according to the Sacramento Bee We have a combination of idiots and ideologues who've been running this state into the ground ruining what I consider to be the greatest state and the greatest nation on earth and it's time for change Hilton stated FOR KAMALA HARRIS CHANCES OF A POLITICAL COMEBACK MAY BE BLEAKMost notably former Vice President Kamala Harris is weighing a run following her presidential loss Harris would hurriedly be considered the Democratic front-runner if she were to decide to join in The Golden State is facing serious questions about its future in the wake of not only the fires that ripped through Los Angeles County but as it navigates issues such as crime homelessness and fiscal management for programs like Medi-Cal Hundreds of thousands of Californians have moved out of the state each year at an accelerated rate after the pandemic according to U S Census Bureau statistics The cost of living for numerous Californians is higher than in the rest of the nation including when it comes to taxation and gas prices LOS ANGELES ISSUES ONLY PERMITS TO REBUILD HOMES AFTER DEVASTATING PALISADES FIRE RECORD We have the highest taxes in the country but also the highest rate of poverty You have one-third of Californians who can't meet their basic demands We have the highest housing costs It's the number one reason people are leaving the state Hilton revealed The Republican noted that the Golden State was once known for upward mobility and being the land of opportunity but it s become much more complex to survive California represented the best of America I think for a great number of people when they thought of the American dream they thought of California and the California Dream he added