"We do not need the leadership that MAGA candidates on this stage are offering that's divisive. We don't need the leadership of a billionaire who's now against everything he made his money in, or a career politician who has failed again and again to deliver results."
"We ought to enforce our sanctuary laws everywhere so we don't have crazy cowboys taking the law into their own hands."
California's wide-open gubernatorial race saw top candidates clash in a Los Angeles debate that escalated from civil discussion into heated exchanges. Democratic frontrunners Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer became primary targets, with Becerra criticized for his tenure as U.S. Health and Human Services secretary and Steyer attacked over past investments in private prisons housing immigrant detainees. San José Mayor Matt Mahan launched aggressive attacks against both Republican and Democratic candidates, targeting conservative commentator Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco while criticizing Steyer and Becerra. Recent polling showed Hilton and Becerra tied at 18%, Bianco at 14%, and Steyer at 12%, while other Democratic candidates including Katie Porter, Mahan, Antonio Villaraigosa, and Tony Thurmond polled in single digits. Immigration and sanctuary state policies emerged as contentious debate topics.
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