Lessons From The California 2026 Primary
There is a way to turn things around in California...just not right now, and not as fast as I would like.
Arthur Schaper | June 12, 2026
In a previous article, I analyzed the big winners and losers of the California primary. I didn’t mention my preferred candidate, Sheriff Chad Bianco, because to me he’s still a winner, even if the rest of the state (and Trump) rejected him.
California needed saving, and I believed that the sheriff was just the man to get the job done.
I thought Trump’s endorsement wouldn’t matter.
I went through 5 minutes of grief after I saw Bianco getting a distant fourth place in the gubernatorial race. I went through the stages of grief fairly quickly, arriving at the place of acceptance. When I could look at the assumptions I operated under and see where I went wrong, it gave me hope — and I hope it gives hope to others — that there is a way to turn things around in California. But just not right now, and not as fast as I would like.
My calculations were way off for this race. I had such hopes. Not only did Bianco lose, but Republicans running in my state assembly and state senate districts got locked out of the general election, too!
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/lessons_from_the_california_2026_primary.html
