Betty Yee Drops Out, Narrowing California Governor Race

0:00Former State Controller Betty Yee just bowed out of the California governor's race on Monday. With only six weeks into the primary, she said she couldn't line up enough donors or sway undecided voters to keep going strong. It hit her that the big money wasn't flowing in, and even some long-time backers were jumping ship to other campaigns. Yee had jumped in over two years ago, leaning on her budget expertise and routes as a middle-class immigrant kid. Party leaders have been pushing lower polling dems like her to step aside, worried about splitting the vote and letting Republicans snag the top two. Spots in June. She pushed back hard as a woman of color, calling out exclusions like that, canceled USC debate that snubbed candidates based on polls and cash. Yee plans to endorse someone in the coming days, but her name stays on the ballot since she dropped after the deadline, that follows X-REP Eric Swalwell's exit over assault claims, easing fears of a GOP sweep. Now the field's down to just one woman left standing, X-REP Katie Porter,

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