SACRAMENTO — For a generation, Larry Elder has been an AM radio fixture for millions of Californians, the voice they could count on when they were fed up with liberal Democratic politics.... The glass ceiling doesn’t exist. Now Elder, a Los Angeles Republican who bills himself as “ the sage from South Central, ” could end up as the next governor of the nation’s most populous state.... Polls show a rout by Newsom among all Californians but a far tighter race among likely voters....

The police are not engaging in systemic racism against Black people.... Governor Newsom has called Mr Elder “ more extreme than Trump.” His views on these matters date back decades.... He’s a talented entertainer, but he shouldn’t be governor.” Mr Elder has said he “ never brandished a gun at anyone ” and that he wouldn’t “ dignify[ the allegations] with a response.”....

14 recall election that could remove Democratic Gov.... Gavin Newsom is a striking turn in a state regarded as a Democratic fortress and national showcase for liberal policies on climate change, immigration and health care. Elder is a talk radio host who Newsom identifies as his biggest threat in an election widely acknowledged as tight.... An Elder win would also trigger a power struggle with Sacramento's Democratic state legislative majority over everything from government appointments to ho

In this edition: More fallout from Afghanistan, Republican infighting in California's recall and a GOP victory in the New York suburbs.At long last, Snoop Dogg is playing a role in a California election, and this The Trailer. Support our journalism.... ” asked Democratic City Council member Aisha Wahab, the first Afghan American woman ever elected to political office in the Bay Area.... “ How many Americans do we have here?...