Democrats thought California was their permanent fortress.
One Republican just proved them dead wrong.
And Steve Hilton just just pulled in one massive haul in California that has Gavin Newsom seeing red.
California Governor Race 2026: Republican Candidate Outraises All Democrats Combined
Steve Hilton brought in $3.1 million during the final three months of 2025.
That's more than Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, State Senator Toni Atkins, and former State Controller Betty Yee raised combined.
Kounalakis led the Democrat pack with $850,000.
Atkins pulled in $700,000.
Yee managed $540,000.
Add them all up and Hilton still beat them by over a million dollars.
The former Fox News host and Trump ally is building the kind of war chest that wins elections.
Democrats are watching their California monopoly crack right in front of them.
Gavin Newsom's Disasters Created Opening for Republican Comeback
Californians are drowning in the wreckage of Democrat policies.
Tent cities took over downtown Los Angeles and San Francisco while Newsom did nothing.
Criminals walk free after Democrats passed cashless bail and stopped prosecuting shoplifters.
Middle-class families got priced out while Democrats spent billions on illegal aliens.
Rolling blackouts became routine because Democrats shut down power plants chasing Green New Deal fantasies.
Businesses fled in record numbers from crushing taxes and regulations.
Wildfires destroyed entire towns while Newsom partied at the French Laundry with his mask-less friends.
Voters are done making excuses for Democrats who turned the Golden State into a national embarrassment.
Hilton's fundraising proves Republicans have a legitimate shot at taking back California.
Trump Ally Energizes California Republican Base for 2026 Primary Election
Hilton served as a senior advisor during Trump's first term.
He remains a trusted voice in the America First movement.
Trump's 2024 landslide showed Republicans they could win in states Democrats thought were untouchable.
Now Hilton is running the same playbook in California — secure the border, cut taxes, crack down on crime, stop the woke insanity.
Republicans haven't been this fired up since Arnold Schwarzenegger won his second term in 2006.
That's the last time a Republican won statewide office in California.
Democrats thought they'd never lose power again after driving out moderates.
They got so arrogant they stopped pretending to care about ordinary people.
The 2026 Governor's race could mark California's return to sanity.
Kounalakis tried dismissing Hilton by claiming she has "deep roots" in California politics.
Those deep roots are exactly what voters want to tear out.
Atkins bragged about fighting for "equality and justice."
Translation: more failed policies that destroyed California.
Yee promised "fiscal responsibility."
Californians heard that lie before from Democrats who then gave billions to sanctuary cities.
Democrats know Hilton's momentum is real.
When a Republican outraises your entire field in the bluest state in America, panic is the only rational response.
Sources:
- Katherine Donlevy, "Calif.'s GOP governor candidate Steve Hilton rakes in more donor cash than any Dem candidate," New York Post, January 13, 2026.
- California Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings Fourth Quarter 2025," sos.ca.gov, January 2026.
- Fox News, "California Crime Statistics and Business Exodus Data," foxnews.com, December 2025.
- Los Angeles Times, "Newsom's Record on Homelessness, Wildfires Under Scrutiny," latimes.com, November 2025.
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