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Will Californians pick candidates who are government outsiders or ones with governing experience?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A few years back, in one of our many conversations for the biography I wrote of him, Gov. Jerry Brown told me that he never put much stock in political experience — until he had some. The man who was California’s governor twice […]
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According to Palo Alto Online’s source item, Will Californians pick candidates who are government outsiders or ones with governing experience?, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A few years back, in one of our many conversations for the biography I wrote of him, Gov. Jerry Brown told me that he never put much stock in political experience — until he had some. The man who was California’s governor twice […]
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- Will Californians pick candidates who are government outsiders or ones with governing experience?Palo Alto Online - 2026-05-28T12:00:00+00:00
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