California's top Democrats aren't convinced a progressive can win

California's top Democrats aren't convinced a progressive can win

In California, the fight for the future of the Democratic Party is raging, with an economic populist facing off against an establishment party recruit in a district expected to be on the front lines for Democrats seeking to win the House in 2026. Randy Villegas, a school board trustee in Visalia, California, announced his candidacy for Congress in March, telling Politico at the time that “I’m running on an economic populist message” — a message …