Steve Hilton Draws Backlash Over 'Street Taco' Video at Del Taco as California Race Stirs
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Updated · The Guardian · May 11
Steve Hilton Draws Backlash Over 'Street Taco' Video at Del Taco as California Race Stirs
2 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 11
Steve Hilton drew online ridicule after posting a video from Del Taco in Barstow holding a hard-shell taco and calling it a “street taco” after a town hall.
Commenters quickly challenged the label because street tacos are typically served on two soft corn tortillas, and critics said the restaurant’s menu listed the item as a “Barstow taco,” not a “Barstow street taco.”
Hilton defended the post, saying the business used the “Barstow street taco” description and noting running mate Gloria Romero had taken him to the original location where she worked as a teenager.
The flare-up briefly cut through broad voter disengagement in California’s governor race, where the Trump-endorsed Republican has emerged as a surprise frontrunner promising tax cuts and lower living costs.
Can a simple gaffe over a taco actually derail a major gubernatorial campaign?
Why would a political veteran running mate lead her candidate into a public cultural blunder?