"He is the least problematic:" Becerra advances in CA governor's race

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🗓️ 6 June 2026

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Democratic candidate and former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra advances to November runoff for California Governor – Senate Republicans pass a $70 billion immigration bill now headed to the House – & why a surprisingly strong May jobs report led to a sharp drop in the markets. Symone D Sanders hosts as Toluse Olorunnipa, John Harwood, and Jason Johnson join The 11th Hour this Friday night.

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0:00.0	Greetings. I'm Simone Sanders Townsend, in for Stephanie Rule. Welcome to the nightcap. We have breaking news tonight in California, where former HHS Secretary Javier Bacera, a Democrat, will advance to the November runoff for governor. Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Tom Steyer
0:22.4	remain in a very close race for the second spot. This, as the Los Angeles County of Registrar of voters,
0:29.9	confirmed to MS now that an attorney from the Justice Department was at the ballot processing
0:35.0	center today to quote, observe ballot processing activities.
0:39.7	California's attorney general posted that members of his team were also on the ground
0:44.1	during the visit to ensure state election laws were followed.
0:47.9	Now, the visit comes on the heels of President Trump baselessly accusing California Democrats
0:52.6	of, you guessed it, trying to steal the election.
0:56.9	And tonight in Maine, Democratic candidate for Senate, Graham Platner, held a rally with Democratic
1:01.8	Congressman Roe Kana as he faces another controversy days ahead of the primary.
1:07.2	Yesterday, Plattner defended himself on MS now after the New York Times reported that several
1:12.3	women he dated accused him of, quote, unsettling behavior. But his questions grow in D.C. about his
1:18.9	candidacy, most supporters in Plattenor's home county, well, they are standing by him. Watch this.
1:26.2	Does he have a problematic past? Yes, but I would rather have a redemption story than somebody
1:32.0	telling you how wonderful they are. Even if half of it's true, he should not be in a position
1:38.0	of power. The way things are imploding right now on Mr. Platiner, I think he's pretty much
1:43.1	toast. I think there's a real
1:44.6	double standard that Democrats have to drop out of the race whenever there's some question
1:52.3	about them and the Republicans just go on and on and on. Would I date him? No, we're not looking for
1:58.0	perfection. We have a Senate that's controlled by the Republicans who are not
2:01.6	holding his president in check, and that is a higher priority. With that, let's bring in our
2:07.7	nightcap. Tolu Oloranipa is the staff writer for The Atlantic. Veteran Washington correspondent,
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