Don’t Underestimate Antonio Villaraigosa in the Race for California Governor

Don’t underestimate Antonio Villaraigosa in the race for California governor

One bad bet in California politics in recent decades has been to assume that Antonio Villaraigosa, who’s now in the hunt for the governorship, was finished. Underestimating him is a fool’s game.

Don't underestimate Antonio Villaraigosa in the race for California governor

One bad bet in California politics in recent decades has been to assume that Antonio Villaraigosa, who’s now in the hunt for the governorship, was finished. Underestimating him is a fool’s game. Some people thought he’d never make the transition from Sacramento, where he was the speaker of the Assembly, back to Los Angeles, where he’s from. Some thought he was through after losing the mayor’s race in 2001 to then-City Attorney James Hahn. Many p…