On Background with Susan Crabtree
On Background with Susan Crabtree
Government Accountability Institute
Steve Hilton Says California Is Desperate for Change | Ep. 37
34 minutes Posted Sep 10, 2026 at 3:47 pm.
Steve Hilton returns to On Background 00:38 Why the race is closer than anyone admits 01:26 The numbers: closing a 30 point gap 03:53 What Hilton hears from voters on the ground 06:04 Prop 50, ballot harvesting, and building a turnout operation 07:11 The agenda: $3 gas, no tax on your first $150k, abolish the DMV 16:16 Becerra's HHS record and the missing migrant children 24:16 How the machine cleared the field for Becerra 27:31 The corruption case closing in on Sacramento 29:04 Wildfires, affordability, and climate extremism
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Steve Hilton returns to On Background with Susan Crabtree and Eric Eggers to lay out the case against Javier Becerra and the closing gap in the California governor's race. He walks through Becerra's record at HHS, the missing migrant children, the corruption case reaching into Sacramento, and the practical agenda he says voters respond to on the ground.
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