In late March, his polling hovered near 3%, but in a stunning reversal Becerra has advanced to the general election In late March, his polling hovered near 3%, but in a stunning reversal Becerra has advanced to the general election Xavier Becerra, the former Biden cabinet official whose California gubernatorial campaign survived a deeply underwhelming start, has advanced to the general election, in a stunning reverse of political fortune. If he prevails in November, Becerra would make history