New York Times: “The California governor’s race was supposed to give Democrats a chance to elevate a new party leader in the nation’s most symbolically significant liberal state, and fill a powerful perch with a progressive voice leading the opposition to President Trump.”“Instead, the contest to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom has played out more like a series of unfortunate events, culminating with the demise of Representative Eric Swalwell’s campaign in a stew of sexual misconduct accusations.”