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The California governor race was supposed to shed some light on the results on Election Day. Instead, it has bamboozled voters in California. It is assumed that from Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra, and Tom Steyer, we will have our next governor of Cali. As you read this, election officials have counted 50% of the votes, […]