Posted on 07/01/2008 7:59:08 PM PDT by Baynative
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who built a national reputation pushing cutting-edge -- and controversial -- policies on same-sex marriage, healthcare and other issues, today launched an exploratory bid for governor.
His move placed the 40-year-old, two-term mayor out in front of a large Democratic field eyeing the race to succeed Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is barred by term limits from running again in 2010. Newsom said he expected to decide by year's end whether to proceed with a full-fledged candidacy.
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He's pretty, so he's a lock in California.
yeah, but he’s got serious competition:
1. steve poizner is a billionaire, democrat, and the head of the state of california dept of insurance.
2. meg whitman is a millionaire republican, former head of ebay and she wants to move into politics.

Patrick Bateman, Democrat for Governor 2010: He’s In Murders and Executions.
Hey look, it’s Morrissey from The Smiths!
Not a problem. Newsom is the Anti-Christ.
He'll be in his mid fifties when he wages war against the Lord.
I'm actually half serious.
I'm not sure why but since he's hit the political scene this guy has really creeped me out.
For some reason when I see this guy all I can think is, Danger! Will Robinson, danger!
As California falls deeper into the abyss.
Meg Whitman is probably considerably richer than Poizner.
Newsom vs Villar, the nightmare primary.
He’s a natural.
Heh. Go Jerry Brown, in that case.
He would be way worse than Ahnold, believe me.
The powers behind the throne of Gavin will most certainly NOT permit Newsom to be governor. This is an exploratory “event” to determine what prequalifications in a candidate people might “elect”, but using Newsome as the pincushion model.
I forgot he’s lurking around. And as usual, we got nothing.
Wow. Should probably be in jail, or working at Macdonald’s, but wants to be in the Governor’s mansion.
Like to say “never happen,” but this is California.
He gets an extra boost for bedding his campaign manager’s wife, doesn’t he?
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