The DMV here has improved a lot. Is it great? No, but it's also not horrible.

This is just a shallow populist ploy by a gimmick candidate who doesn't have a tangible, realistic agenda.

Also:

For many US motorists, updating their license at the DMV can be a herculean feat with lengthy wait times.

I updated my license last year, because I had to switch to a RealID license. I made an appointment online and was in and out of the DMV facility near me inside 40 minutes from start to finish. And the whole process was very efficient. And all other times when renewing my license can be done online in about 10 minutes. So if license updates are that horrible in other states then the CA DMV is waaaaaay ahead of the curve, and nowhere near the biggest problem we face. Again, this is just a shallow populist ploy. But I wouldn't expect anything else from a clown like Steve Hilton.

For many US motorists, updating their license at the DMV can be a herculean feat with lengthy wait times.

If you're an AAA member, you can already just go there for a lot of DMV services and have them done there. They're considerably faster.

Last time I checked in California, they couldn't do driver's license renewals, though AAA can in some other states.

A more-practical "provide a faster alternative" change than abolishing the DMV might be just letting California AAA do driver's license renewals.

Abolishing the DMV isn't on my top 100 of priorities for California. I don't even understand what we would replace it with that would be better. I'm confused.

A California DMV spokesperson declined to comment on Hilton’s remarks.

"The spokesperson did jot down Steve Hilton's name on a yellow sticky pad, as a reminder the next time Hilton called to make a DMV appointment."

So, no license plates. I guess that’s a way to fight flock lol