Will Democrats fix their brand problem ahead of California’s gubernatorial election?

A key takeaway from the 2024 election is that, at both the national and state level, Democrats have a “brand” problem.

Indeed, even in deep-blue California, Vice President Kamala Harris’ 20-point margin of victory was a 10-point decline from President Biden’s victory four years ago.

Additionally, voters in the state rejected left-wing Mayors and District Attorneys in Oakland and Los Angeles, as well as backed a tough-on-crime ballot measure – Prop 36 – repealing 2014’s Prop 47, which...