What Steve Hilton needs to do to win the debate

Steve Hilton is far behind Democrat Xavier Becerra in the polls for governor.But he can use Wednesday’s nights CNN debate to make a big impact.The most important line of attack is on gas prices.

Becerra and Governor Gavin Newsom have tried to blame President Donald Trump for rising costs at the pump.And there’s no doubt the Iran war has been a factor.But the fact remains that California drivers pay almost $2 per gallon more than the national average.

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Never miss a story And there’s no one more responsible for the high gas price than Xavier Becerra himself.Hilton needs to remind voters that Becerra has refused to lower the gas tax.

He claimed during the primary debates that California needs the money to repair the state’s roads.But with a budget of over $350 billion, California has plenty of money.

The problem is that the state wastes money on high-speed rail instead of fixing the roads.And it makes drivers pay for that madness at the pump.Not only that, but Becerra abused his power to stop California voters from repealing a gas tax hike in 2018 when he gave a ballot measure a misleading title.Next, Becerra needs to go after Becerra’s campaign donations from Chevron.There’s nothing wrong, in principle, in accepting money from Big Oil.But it’s interesting to note that the one issue on which Becerra has broken from the left is on gas-powered cars.

Newsom declared that California would ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035.Becerra says California should take its time, and that oil companies like Chevron aren’t the bad guy.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Po...