Gavin Newsom quits race for California governor
Just an hour or so earlier I was reading about how Jerry Brown’s spokesman possibly violated California law by taping conversations with news reporters. I thought to myself, “This is good news for Gavin Newsom.” Brown, the current attorney general, and Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, are the top two contenders vying for the Democratic nomination for California governor. It turns out Newsom won’t be needing any dirt on his opponent, since he’s decided to bow out of the race.
Though his campaign was lacking momentum, I was excited by Newsom’s candidacy. He helped bring marriage equality and universal health care to San Francisco – both of which are monumentally important issues. He was marred by an infidelity scandal, much like another promising young mayor who already quit the race – L.A.’s Antonio Villaraigosa – but he seemed to rebound pretty well.
Now, when California’s government is desperate for new ideas, the Democrats’ likely nominee is a man in his 70s who’s already had the job before (and didn’t do a great job, as this account illustrates). Not my idea of freshness.
Newsom is citing his newborn daughter as one of the reasons he decided to quit – but I can’t help but think that he’d probably be handing her a better state to live in if he kept his hat in the ring.
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Weird. Unfortunately my first thought always goes to, “What, or who did he do?”
I’m just waiting fro the other shoe to drop. Maybe he’s just angling to run for Sen. Feinstein’s seat if she runs for Gov.
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