David Axelrod: Xavier Becerra Is a ‘Pillar of the Democratic Establishment’ in California

RUSH EXCERPT:

AXELROD: “Well, as Ron said, it‘s it‘s absolutely. Becerra he was really in the low single digits before all of this drama unfolded. And he has leapfrogged toward the top of this race. And he will be a target in this debate, in this debate, Tom Steyer may get some incoming, because when you spend $158 million, as he has, with plenty more to go, uh, people are going to pay attention to you. But Becerra was the absolute beneficiary of it. He‘s been the attorney general of the state. He‘s been a congressman. He was in the Biden cabinet. Uh, and he is a familiar figure to Californians who, uh, who, if they, if they want the status quo within the democratic ranks, he, he is a pillar of the democratic establishment. Their.”