Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images Is this really the best California Democrats can come up with? That question has hovered over this year’s gubernatorial race, in which the state’s voters will choose a replacement for term-limited Gavin Newsom. Kamala Harris’s expected run froze the primary candidate pool for months, but she skipped the race in favor of a book tour and possible third presidential bid, and other high-profile names took a pass as well. In a field widely