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In Congress I held the Trump administration's feet to the fire when they hurt Americans. As governor, I won't ever back down when Trump hurts Californians.

Running a race like this isn't easy, and coming up short is hard, but democracy is worth doing hard things for.

What California needs now is a little bit of hope and a whole lot of grit, fresh blood and new ideas, leaders with the backbone to fight for what’s right.

I’m going to hold myself to that standard, to do better and to acknowledge that I fell short.