Hilton now finds himself in with a real shot at entering the final runoff, despite never previously having held elected office on either side of the pond — and a political past which appears at odds with his embrace of MAGA Republicanism.
He’s unlikely to prevail in November, given the Golden State’s Democratic ties and deep animosity towards Donald Trump — who has personally endorsed the British-American challenger. But advancing to the November election would, at a minimum, give Hilton a platform. And if there is one thing he is known for back in the U.K., it’s disrupting the status quo.
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