Trump fraud claims put pressure on Steve Hilton
President Trump posted unsupported claims that California Democrats were stealing votes after the primary. Republican candidate Steve Hilton has questioned confidence in state elections while holding an early lead.
Trump used social media after California's primary to make baseless fraud allegations, even as Steve Hilton, his preferred Republican candidate, was ahead in the count. The commentary argues Hilton should reject those claims if he wants to lead a state where Democrats hold a large registration advantage and later vote counts may shift the race.
Hilton has said he has not seen signs of cheating so far, but also told conservative audiences his campaign would watch for it and called California elections a joke. The issue matters for Los Angeles voters because the governor's race is moving from vote counting into a likely general election fight over trust in state elections.