(The Center Square) – With less than three weeks until Election Day, Steve Hilton is wasting little time getting out the vote.
Hilton, a Republican gubernatorial candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump, is trying to convince Californians to move away from decades of Democratic leadership.
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