Republican California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton told Newsmax on Wednesday that the candidate who will win the governor’s office next year will be the “change candidate.”

Hilton said on “The Chris Salcedo Show” that this is why many Republicans want Democrat Kamala Harris to enter the race.

“And so the way I always make this argument is the candidate who’s going to win in 2026 for governor is going to be the change candidate,” he said.

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