California Needs Reform: End One-Party Rule with the Victory ‘26 Slate

  

California Needs Reform: End One-Party Rule with the Victory ‘26 Slate

By Curtis A. Neil
Bakersfield, California – June 2026

A (The Argument for Change): California has suffered under unbroken Democratic one-party rule for more than 16 years — a supermajority in the Legislature plus control of the Governor’s office and every major executive branch position. This isn’t healthy governance; it’s entrenched power that breeds complacency, skyrocketing costs, failing services, and an exodus of families and businesses. As Steve Hilton aptly put it after the primary: “The Democratic Party in California has had 16 years to show that their ideas work well. We’re still waiting.”

Just like with baby diapers — you keep them on too long and they begin to really stick (and stink). The mess gets worse, the smell builds, and nobody’s comfortable until you make the change. One-party dominance has done the same thing to California: highest adjusted poverty rate, crushing cost of living, intractable homelessness and crime despite massive spending, and policies that drive out working families and businesses. Monopolies — whether corporate or political — stagnate and fail the people they’re supposed to serve. Competition, accountability, and fresh ideas are essential for renewal.

Who: The Victory ‘26 slate — Steve Hilton’s “Golden Ticket” — a full team of Republican-endorsed candidates for all eight constitutional executive offices, led by Steve Hilton for Governor and Gloria Romero for Lieutenant Governor. Key standouts advancing to November include:

• Attorney General: Michael Gates

• Secretary of State: Don Wagner

• State Controller: Herb Morgan (strong focus on transparency and accountability)

• State Superintendent of Public Instruction: Sonja Shaw (parental rights and real education reform)

This coordinated Golden Ticket gives voters a clear alternative across the board, not just at the top.

Why (The Case for Voting Reform in November): Changing the political monopoly isn’t about partisanship — it’s about restoring balance, subsidiarity (practical local solutions over Sacramento dictates), and results for everyday Californians. We need:

• Affordability — Lower taxes, housing deregulation, energy realism (practical rooftop solar + batteries alongside reliable sources), and an end to policies that inflate gas, electricity, and rent.

• Accountability — Real oversight on spending, schools that serve kids and parents first, and public safety that actually works.

• Self-Reliance & Innovation — Drawing from successful community models, our San Joaquin Valley’s history of mutual support and resilience, and fresh leadership unburdened by decades of insider deals.

Take the Attorney General’s office as a prime example. Incumbent Rob Bonta has shown he cares nothing about rights, the people of California, or doing his job. In office, he has basically been a taxpayer-funded attack dog for the Democrat Party, not the state. He has used the office to advance party goals rather than impartially enforce the law for all Californians.

If we elect Steve Hilton as Governor but Bonta remains Attorney General, little would get done. Bonta would waste taxpayer money on countless useless lawsuits aimed at obstructing reform and protecting one-party power instead of serving the public. Michael Gates, by contrast, brings a proven record as Huntington Beach City Attorney: reducing crime, defending police, protecting local control from Sacramento overreach, and delivering real results for taxpayers.

Steve Hilton and the Victory ‘26 Golden Ticket represent a pragmatic push for these reforms. Hilton’s “Califordable” vision aims to stop the outflow and bring back opportunity.

California’s voters have a real choice in November. One-party rule has had its long, sticky run — it’s time for a change. Support the Victory ‘26 Golden Ticket where it aligns with practical, results-oriented governance. Our state deserves better than more of the same.

 

Curtis Anthony Neil/Grok 4.0/ LibreOffice. June  6th. 2026 AD.

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