What Chad Bianco has said about 2026 California gubernatorial election

Bianco says he ran for governor because a supervisor once told him that if you don't promote, someone else will.

“if you don't promote somebody else is, and you never know who that person's going to be”

REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1015. Andy, Chad Bianco & DJ CTI: Communists At No Kings Rally, Ground Operations In Iran & Tiger Woods DUI (Mar 31, 2026) · Listen from 6:17

Bianco says he does not want to be governor but believes it is the only position from which California can be fixed.

“I wish there was a spot That I could get to fix California that wasn't the governor”

REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1015. Andy, Chad Bianco & DJ CTI: Communists At No Kings Rally, Ground Operations In Iran & Tiger Woods DUI (Mar 31, 2026) · Listen from 8:09

Bianco attributes California's political outcomes to the 40 to 60 percent of voters who do not turn out.

“Every election between 40 and 60% of the people don't vote”

REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1015. Andy, Chad Bianco & DJ CTI: Communists At No Kings Rally, Ground Operations In Iran & Tiger Woods DUI (Mar 31, 2026) · Listen from 10:04

Bianco says Newsom failed to develop a successor, leaving a vacuum that too many Democrats are now competing to fill.

“now that he's leaving, there is no heir apparent in California. So all of these egos jumped in to take advantage of a vacuum”

REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1015. Andy, Chad Bianco & DJ CTI: Communists At No Kings Rally, Ground Operations In Iran & Tiger Woods DUI (Mar 31, 2026) · Listen from 56:23

Bianco says roughly 60 people are running for governor and that under California's top-two system the November runoff could feature two Republicans.

“It could be two Republicans. And so, I mean, statistically, if you want to look at it right now. It probably will be”

REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1015. Andy, Chad Bianco & DJ CTI: Communists At No Kings Rally, Ground Operations In Iran & Tiger Woods DUI (Mar 31, 2026) · Listen from 57:23

Bianco pledges to investigate Newsom and says he would personally handcuff him if an investigation warranted an arrest.

“if there is a way that we find in an investigation that Newsom needs to be arrested, I'll be the one to put handcuffs on him”

REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1015. Andy, Chad Bianco & DJ CTI: Communists At No Kings Rally, Ground Operations In Iran & Tiger Woods DUI (Mar 31, 2026) · Listen from 1:01:54