The votes are still being tallied but the result of Tuesday’s top-two primary election in California seems pretty clear.
Despite an uptick in his performance, hopes for third-place finisher Tom Steyer are fading along with the number of uncounted ballots, suggesting Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton will face off in November.
Given the overwhelming Democratic advantage — both attitudinally and in registration — the outcome of the governor’s race might seem preordained. But it’s voters who decide elections, not know-it-all columnists.
Two of that breed, Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria, can’t see into the future. But they can try to
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