Six candidates debate in first California gubernatorial forum after Eric Swalwell's exit from the race
Six candidates — two Republicans (Steve Hilton, Chad Bianco) and four Democrats (Katie Porter, Tom Steyer, Xavier Becerra, Matt Mahan) — debated on Wednesday in San Francisco, hosted by Nexstar Media Group. The debate was the first since Rep. Eric Swalwell dropped out amid sexual misconduct allegations, with the June 2 primary approaching. Topics included affordability, gas taxes, homelessness, social media bans for children, and wildfire insurance.
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This event sits in the top 12% of divergence this week. 6 outlets covered it, splitting into 6 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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