California Democratic supremacy tested by crime, inflation

FILE - Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., questions Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Padilla, who was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to replace U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris after her election as vice president in 2020, faces largely unknown opposition in the June 7, 2022, primary election. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)