2026-04-12T12:00:55.147Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：埃里克·布拉德纳、阿里特·约翰
更新时间：2026年4月12日，美国东部时间上午11:11
发布时间：2026年4月12日，美国东部时间上午8:00
加州州长候选人哈维尔·贝塞拉和凯蒂·波特于1月10日在洛杉矶举行的2026年州长候选人论坛上与工会成员会面。
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针对众议员埃里克·斯瓦威尔的性行为不端指控正在损害他赢得加州州长竞选的希望，此前的盟友纷纷撤销对他的支持，越来越多的知名民主党人呼吁他退出竞选。
目前尚不清楚谁能获得他此前积累的支持——以及他们将如何争取这些支持。
“现在基本又回到了原点，”长期担任加州民主党战略家的加里·索思表示，“我不知道这件事会如何收场。”
美国有线电视新闻网和《旧金山纪事报》于周五披露的性行为不端指控，打乱了本已十分开放的竞选格局。目前已有六余名知名民主党人和两名共和党人参选，他们在加州6月的丛林初选前已积累了可观的支持度。所有党派的候选人都将参与此次初选，无论党派归属，排名前两位的候选人将晋级11月的大选。
其他可能具备竞争力的民主党候选人包括：已斥资至少1.1亿美元在电视广告上铺天盖地宣传的亿万富翁活动家汤姆·施泰尔；进步派前众议员凯蒂·波特；前卫生与公众服务部部长哈维尔·贝塞拉；前洛杉矶市长安东尼奥·维拉莱戈萨；圣何塞市长马特·马汉；加州公共教育主管托尼·瑟蒙德；以及前州审计员贝蒂·伊。
2026年4月1日周三，在弗雷斯诺州立大学由西部种植者协会主办的论坛上，加州州长候选人（从左至右）查德·比亚科、哈维尔·贝塞拉、马特·马汉、史蒂夫·希尔顿、凯蒂·波特和安东尼奥·维拉莱戈萨出席活动。
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“这些候选人都没有明确的优势选区，”索思说。
他表示，波特尚未锁定女性选民的支持。维拉莱戈萨和贝塞拉都在争夺拉丁裔选民的支持。而马汉试图将自己定位为现任州长加文·纽瑟姆州政管理模式的更温和替代者，但始终未能脱颖而出。
索思称，施泰尔的电视广告已经引起了选民的反感。但其他候选人中没有一人有足够资金参与广告大战。
“我确信其他竞选阵营内部正在讨论‘我们该如何利用斯瓦威尔的自我毁灭？’但要为自己争取支持，他们必须有钱，而他们谁都没有，”索思说。
贝塞拉曾是加州国会议员、州检察长，还曾在乔·拜登总统政府中任职。他告诉美国有线电视新闻网，州长竞选“迎来了新的一天”。贝塞拉表示，他和团队此前就预计竞选会以某种方式出现变动。如今，他说，“变动已经发生”，选民很快就会开始更加关注这场竞选。
“竞选局势完全开放，”他在采访中说，“今天就是这场新竞选的第一天，我们所有人都将继续前进。”
参选报名截止日期已于3月结束，因此竞选阵容已经确定，选票将于5月开始寄送给选民。
贝塞拉温和地抨击了其他一些竞选对手。他表示，自己的竞选将基于过往任职经历，而非“夸大其词的承诺”。他说，自己的团队直到几周前才投放第一支广告，因为他们没有“数十亿美元可供挥霍”，这是对施泰尔的暗讽。
“我不是最富有的候选人，也不是最圆滑的候选人，”他说，“但我是经验最丰富的候选人。”
2026年4月11日周六，在圣地亚哥举行的加州共和党代表大会上，加州州长候选人史蒂夫·希尔顿的支持者为他欢呼。
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民调显示，获得总统唐纳德·特朗普背书且党内对手较少的共和党人史蒂夫·希尔顿，已处于抢占前两名席位的有利位置。民主党人长期以来一直担心，党内分裂的格局会让另一位知名共和党候选人、河滨县警长查德·比亚科有机可乘，抢占第二名的席位。
就目前而言，由于斯瓦威尔仍在参选，许多民主党人都在试图促使他退出，但除此之外暂时按兵不动。
在新奥尔良举行的民主党全国委员会春季会议上，加州代表团的15名成员于周五迅速起草了一份声明，以示对举报斯瓦威尔不当行为的人的支持。
“这些指控的严重性要求追究责任，我们州必须树立最高的领导标准。我们必须确保女性的信任以及工作人员和公众的安全，”声明写道，“为了维护这种信任——以及我们政党和州长办公室的公信力——我们呼吁斯瓦威尔众议员退出州长竞选。”
组织这份声明的加州民主党全国委员会成员迈克尔·卡普在短信中表示，该团体尚未讨论支持其他候选人。他说，一个不太现实的可能性——另一位候选人在最后时刻发起写票竞选——可能会进一步分散民主党选票，增加两名共和党人跻身前两名的风险。
即将举行的两场辩论——4月22日的一场以及5月5日由美国有线电视新闻网主办的一场——可能会成为候选人脱颖而出的关键节点。
“这些候选人都没有明确的优势选区”
斯瓦威尔最近几周似乎获得了更多支持，部分原因是他在这个以蓝色为主的州作为打击唐纳德·特朗普总统的斗士的声誉。特朗普本人的攻击以及《华盛顿邮报》报道的联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔推动公布有关斯瓦威尔与2011年至2015年间涉嫌由中国主要民用间谍机构运营的政治情报调查中心的一名女子交往的文件，进一步提升了他的知名度。
2026年4月7日周二，在萨克拉门托举行的市政厅会议上，加州州长候选人、众议员埃里克·斯瓦威尔倾听观众的提问。
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两党中知名的加州战略家都认为，任何候选人都很难承接斯瓦威尔此前的支持基础。
“埃里克确实有过自己的优势选区，但那不是传统的选区。这个选区的特点是，他是最反特朗普的候选人，”共和党战略家迈克·马德里说，“正是特朗普本人点名批评并攻击他。这也是他的支持率开始上升的原因。现在这种情况不会再发生了。”
民主党人为防止自己的政党被排除在大选之外，一种可能性是纽瑟姆、前众议院议长南希·佩洛西以及参议员亚历克斯·帕迪利亚和亚当·希夫可以共同背书并团结支持某一位候选人。
As Swalwell’s campaign unravels, his rivals in California governor’s race scramble for an opening
2026-04-12T12:00:55.147Z / CNN
By Eric Bradner, Arit John
Updated Apr 12, 2026, 11:11 AM ET
PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2026, 8:00 AM ET
California gubernatorial candidates Xavier Becerra and Katie Porter greet union members at the 2026 Gubernatorial Candidate Forum in Los Angeles on January 10.
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The sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell are damaging his hopes of winning the California governor’s race, with former allies revoking their endorsements and a growing list of prominent Democrats telling him to withdraw.
Less clear is who can claim the support he had amassed — and how they will do so.
“Now it’s pretty much back to ground zero,” said Garry South, a longtime California Democratic strategist. “I don’t know how this works out.”
The accusations of sexual misconduct published Friday by CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle scrambled an already wide-open field featuring more than a half-dozen well-known Democrats and two Republicans who have built notable support ahead of the state’s June 2 jungle primary. Candidates in all parties are competing in that primary, and the top two finishers regardless of party will advance to the November general election.
The list of other potentially viable Democrats in the race includes billionaire activist Tom Steyer, who has blanketed the television airwaves by pumping at least $110 million into advertising; progressive former Rep. Katie Porter; former Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra; former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan; California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond; and former state controller Betty Yee.
California gubernatorial candidates, from left, Chad Bianco, Xavier Becerra, Matt Mahan, Steve Hilton, Katie Porter and Antonio Villaraigosa at a forum hosted by the Western Growers Association at Fresno State on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
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“None of these candidates really have a lane,” South said.
Porter, he said, has not locked down the support of women. Villaraigosa and Becerra both are battling for Latino support. And Mahan has sought to offer himself as a more moderate alternative to outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s management of the state but has not broken out.
Steyer is wearing out his welcome with television ads, South said. But none of the other candidates have enough money to even compete in the advertising war.
“I’m sure that there are conversations going on in these other camps about, ‘How do we take advantage of the Swalwell self-immolation?’ But in order to make that case for themselves, they have to have money, and none of them do,” South said.
Becerra, the former California congressman and state attorney general who also served in President Joe Biden’s administration, told CNN it’s “a new day” in the governor’s race. Becerra said he and his team had expected the race would be shaken up in some way. Now, he said, the “shaking has occurred,” and voters will soon begin to pay more attention.
“The race is wide open,” he said in an interview. “Today is Day 1 of that new race, and we all move forward.”
The deadline to enter the race passed in March, so the field is set and ballots will be mailed to voters starting in May.
Becerra took light jabs at some of the other candidates in the race. He said he plans to run on his record in the roles he has held, not “inflated promises.” He said that his campaign waited to air its first ad until a few weeks ago because they don’t have “billions of dollars to spend,” a poke at Steyer.
“I am not the richest candidate. I’m not the slickest candidate,” he said. “But I’m the most experienced candidate.”
Supporters cheer for California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton at the California Republican Party Convention in San Diego, Saturday, April 11, 2026.
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Polls have shown that Republican Steve Hilton, buoyed by an endorsement from President Donald Trump and a much shorter list of intra-party rivals, is well positioned to claim one of the top two spots. Democrats had long feared that a fractured field would give the race’s other prominent Republican, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, an opening to grab the second spot.
For now, with Swalwell still in the race, many Democrats are seeking to nudge him out but otherwise holding their fire.
At the Democratic National Committee’s spring meeting in New Orleans, 15 members of the California delegation quickly drafted a statement Friday to show support for the people who reported misconduct by Swalwell.
“The severity of these allegations demands accountability, and our state must hold the highest standards of leadership. We must ensure the trust of women and safety of staff and the public,” the statement reads. “For the good of that trust — and the integrity of our party and the Office of the Governor — we call on Congressman Swalwell to withdraw from the race for Governor.”
Michael Kapp, the California DNC member who organized the statement, said in a text that the group hadn’t discussed backing another candidate. And one far-fetched possibility — a last-minute write-in campaign featuring another candidate — he said would risk splitting the Democratic vote even further and increase the possibility of two Republicans making it into the top two.
Upcoming debates — one on April 22 and one hosted by CNN on May 5 — could prove to be pivotal as the candidates look for ways to stand out.
‘None of these candidates really have a lane’
Swalwell had seemed to gain traction in recent weeks, in part thanks to his reputation as a brawler against President Donald Trump in an overwhelmingly blue state. That was boosted by attacks from Trump himself, as well as what The Washington Post reported was FBI Director Kash Patel’s push to release files from the investigation over Swalwell’s association with the woman at the center of a suspected political intelligence operation run by China’s main civilian spy agency between 2011 and 2015.
California gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell listens to a question from the audience during a town hall meeting in Sacramento on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
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Prominent California strategists in both parties argued it won’t be easy for any of those candidates to stake a claim on Swalwell’s support.
“Eric did have a lane, but it’s not a traditional lane. The lane was, he was the most anti-Trump candidate,” said Republican strategist Mike Madrid. “It was Trump himself who called him out and was attacking him. That’s why he was beginning to coalesce. That’s not going to happen now.”
One possibility, as Democrats seek to prevent the party from being shut out of the general election, is that Newsom, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff could work together to endorse and rally support for one candidate.