{"id":1144,"date":"2026-05-10T10:32:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T10:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/tony-thurmonds-quiet-campaign-reflects-the-shrinking-voice-of-black-california-opinion-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T10:32:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T10:32:05","slug":"tony-thurmonds-quiet-campaign-reflects-the-shrinking-voice-of-black-california-opinion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/tony-thurmonds-quiet-campaign-reflects-the-shrinking-voice-of-black-california-opinion-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Thurmond\u2019s quiet campaign reflects the shrinking voice of Black California | Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Black excellence has long been woven into the fabric of California\u2019s story\u2014yet today, that chapter seems to be closing at an unsettling pace.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/giants-trade-patrick-bailey-is-rosevilles-daniel-susac-sfs-new-starting-catcher-2\/\">Giants trade Patrick Bailey. Is Roseville\u2019s Daniel Susac SF\u2019s new starting catcher?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday night, seven candidates for California\u2019s highest office took the debate stage on CNN. Absent from that lineup\u2014having failed to meet the fundraising threshold\u2014was Tony Thurmond, the current state superintendent, who has polled as low as 2%.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A recent California Democratic Party survey shows  remain undecided\u2014a ten-point drop since March.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Thurmond\u2019s campaign is a reminder of the limits of California\u2019s progressivism. As the only Black candidate polling high enough to be considered a contender, it is striking that the party has not rallied behind him. For Thurmond, this signals a deeper issue within the party\u2019s priorities.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like there was a complete disregard for [diversity],\u201d Thurmond said of the Democratic Party. \u201cI feel like people have been making decisions not based on any values of any kind, but just, \u2018Okay, oh, this person looks good in the poll, okay, I\u2019m gonna support them.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The former Assemblymember said that California Democratic Party chair Rusty Hicks texted him the day he filed to gauge the viability of his campaign.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u2018If the party really wants to winnow down to have one or two Democratic candidates, that should have happened nine months ago, not during the week of filing,\u2019 said Thurmond of Hicks\u2019 call for candidates polling low to get out of the race.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Thurmond is right to call out the misplaced priorities of California Democrats who have prevented voters from understanding candidates like him.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Sign Up for Bee Opinionated<\/h3>\n<p>The Sacramento Bee\u2019s opinion team sifts through the noise so you don\u2019t have to.  Sign up here for our weekly Bee Opinionated newsletter, sent each Sunday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Seeing his real story<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, surveys and polls tell only half the story about a candidate.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think that polls dictate who wins an election,\u201d Thurmond said. \u201cPeople do, and so I just want a chance for the people to hear my message. When someone tells me, \u2018Hey, just drop out,\u2019 I just think that\u2019s unconscionable for someone to tell any candidate who\u2019s willing to put in the work to run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>What Thurmond is describing is the basic function of democracy, providing an equal platform for candidates to see each other and make the best decision on who should lead.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The fear of a Republican governor has warped the process, elevating only those with the deepest pockets or greatest name recognition\u2014penalizing candidates like Thurmond who lack both. That California\u2019s political system is remote to someone like Thurmond hits me right where I live.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/how-nba-draft-lottery-works-and-why-sacramento-kings-could-be-disappointed-2\/\">How NBA draft lottery works and why Sacramento Kings could be disappointed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>When I was growing up, some days my mother would have enough energy only to cook her famous hot dogs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>She would slice the hot dog in half as the black cast-iron skillet sizzled with butter melting inside. She\u2019d place the wiener on the hot skillet, and it would crackle, sending a wonderful smell into the kitchen that would make its way into my bedroom. My favorite part was when she placed a single slice of Kraft cheese on each bun before topping it with the steaming hot dog.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>While devouring the delicious cheese dog, I looked at my mother in amazement and asked, \u201cWhat kind of cheese is this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment cheese,\u201d she said with a chuckle.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It took years for me to get the joke and the reality that my mother bought that cheese and many meals after that, with food stamps. \u201cGovernment Cheese\u201d is the nickname many in the Black community use for government assistance.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It was a term that I hadn\u2019t heard in years until I talked with Thurmond.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was on public assistance, the food stamps, the government cheese,\u201d Thurmond said. \u201cThat\u2019s part of my story that I want voters to know \u2014 that I had that experience with the food stamp coupons\u2026 I was embarrassed by the food stamp coupons. And so, as an adult, I worked on legislation that now makes it possible for every student to get two meals a day without any shaming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Thurmond unlocked a memory through our shared experience as Black men \u2014 a story that resonates far beyond our community, touching many Californians who have struggled and persevered.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Diversity always matters<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Having a diverse field of candidates is more than virtue signaling; it is a measure of whether we can truly fulfill the promise of representation.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Thurmond\u2019s campaign \u2014 and the lack of follow-through from a state that claims to value racial diversity \u2014 suggests otherwise.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It suggests that diversity in California is more rhetoric than reality \u2014 an idea celebrated in speeches but rarely realized in action.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Even as the Black population dwindles, Black Californians still matter \u2014 and so does their representation. The treatment of Thurmond is a litmus test for whether the state\u2019s promise of diversity is genuine.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>California must reckon with whether its actions live up to its ideals \u2014 because the future of true representation depends on it.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/canvas-slowly-comes-back-online-at-california-campuses-after-nationwide-outage-3\/\">Canvas slowly comes back online at California campuses after nationwide outage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California\u2019s governor race shows diversity taking a backseat, writes Sac Bee columnist LeBron Hill in his latest piece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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