I think that's a small gain.

Hope his gains continue

Since the top two make it to the ballot in November. I’m doubtful Steyer can overcome Hinton.

More than three million votes left to count and Dems vote by mail. This is far from over.

So the ability of Steyer to catch up to Hilton is next to zero.

Purely anecdotal - and the Internet is not real life - but in my social circle and many of the online spaces I frequent, waiting until the last minute and then going for Steyer after Becerra seemed a given was a common sentiment.

Are there enough people who voted in that way? Who knows. And it depends how overwhelmingly Democratic the remaining votes are and how strategically they cast their ballots. I am still not optimistic or even really hopeful, but the movement we've gotten in the past 24 hours is at least interesting enough to watch.

It all depends on who waited until the beginning of the week to mail their ballots. My partner waited til Sunday evening. But he's just lazy.

I didn’t see the latest numbers. It’s a lot closer than I thought.

during the COVID pandemic

The big question will be whether Hilton is pulled down enough and Steyer is elevated enough to eliminate Hilton.

Why these endless posts about something so meaningless?

Much appreciated.

In the last 10% or so of counting.

With 33% still outstanding, there actually is a non-zero chance the gap closes.

As of this morning, I thought it unlikely, but now? I'll slot myself into the maybe column.

If it does end up being even moderately close, this could drag on for weeks. There's still a lot of counting and finalizing time left before deadlines start being a thing.

Go Becerra!