Xavier Becerra is not governor material, according to former colleagues and Biden administration staffers who worked with the one-time Health and Human Services secretary.
In a scathing set of anonymous interviews withPolitico, six Biden staffersspoke candidly about their view of the candidate, who is now the front-runner to succeed Gavin Newsom.
“It gets the biggest laugh every time we send around a poll,” one staffer told the outlet, referring to the numbers Becerra has managed to secure with just under a month until the June primaries.
Former colleagues who served in the Biden administration are struggling to wrap their heads around the concept of a Gov. Becerra.
“It’s like: ‘We need to figure out a candidate who can win!’ But then…him? Really?’” one told Politico. “It’s amazing.”
Another said he has become the face of the race for one simple reason: “What other choice is there?”
“Most people don’t care if he actually wins because he’s better than Steyer,” the former staffer added.
One staffer said Becerra was an “unfortunate choice” when Biden picked him to lead the federal department responsible for public health, health care, and human and social services.
“He ran one of the most consequential agencies in government at the height of the pandemic. But he took a backseat to Dr. Fauci and his team, didn’t visibly lead on implementation and had to go through layers to get to POTUS even as a Cabinet member,” a former staffer told Politico.
Another person said he was “very good at being a politician,” but fell short when it came to doing his job.
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