Posted on 11/26/2022 8:48:47 PM PST by SeekAndFind
It has long been speculated that Gavin Newsom, an ultra-progressive politician who survived a recall effort in his state after dissatisfaction with his COVID-19 policies, was eyeing a run for the White House.
In fact, he’s even gone so far as to run negative ads and put up billboards criticizing Ron DeSantis in a bid to separate himself from the popular Florida governor.
It appears, though, that Newsom has decided to forgo a run for President in 2024 – at least if Joe Biden is running. This comes via a piece at POLITICO this morning.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has won three elections in five years in America’s largest state, is apoplectic about his party’s messaging defects and follows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the right-wing media ecosystem with a zeal that would put some opposition researchers to shame.
But Newsom wants the word to go forth: He’s not going to challenge President Biden for the Democratic nomination in 2024.
Newsom has made sure that everyone knows he has no interest in challenging Biden (though, admittedly, the cynical among us may say he “doth protest too much“).
“I’ve told everyone in the White House, from the chief of staff to the first lady,” he recounted to me as we sat on the top floor of California’s now-ceremonial governor’s mansion on election night.
His message to Ron Klain and Jill Biden over the summer — when he visited Washington amid growing speculation, and considerable West Wing irritation, that he was plotting a primary challenge — was to count him as a firm supporter of Biden’s reelection: “I’m all in, count me in,” he said he told them.
Newsom relayed the same to Biden himself on election night.
The California governor certainly has reason to think he has some sort of mandate. He’s won three elections in the last five years. But he is probably overestimating his nationwide appeal if he thinks he can pull off the popular electoral vote. Joe Biden won the 2020 election from a basement while avoiding most extreme positions. Newsom has no such filter.
We can see his lack of filter in the crazy ads he ran against DeSantis. He was attempted to nationalize his brand and… it didn’t really take off. It got some headlines but Newsom was recalled in his own state. DeSantis turned a governor’s mansion he barely won in 2018 into a 20-point decisive victory in 2022 – including growth among groups traditionally considered Democratic lock-ins, like black and Hispanic Americans.
Newsom is far more progressive and suffers from almost Trump-like levels of ego, and he wants to turn that into a presidential run in maybe 2028? That seems kind of nuts from the current perspective.
But… he is saying he won’t run if Biden runs. If Biden decides to step down, though? Apparently, it’s on.
He Won’t Run If Joe Biden is Running
TRANSLATION: “When I announced that I was going to run for President, people laughed out loud and not one big spender stepped up to support me.” Gavin Newsome
I think he runs in 2024 as Biden doesn’t.
I seriously doubt gruesome newsome will be the nominee. After all, the demonrats tend to hate white men.
Biden is going to slip somehow and Newsom will declare that he was forced to run. He’ll have a “narrative” just like Joe with Charlottesville.
Never forget that he is a corrupt liar and adulterer.
What Newsom really said is he will not run against Slow Joe Biden. When slow Joe Biden’s controllers tell him he is not running The Gruesome Newsom will step in. If Joe says NO it will be interesting.
Translation: Yes. I’m running. No one will back Joe in 2024 so I’m IN! But only as a moral obligation, don’tcha know!
In another 2 years, joE will be about as coherent as a grapefruit. No need to announce his intentions now.
Gavin is lying again.
Kammy is starting to wonder ‘Wait a damn minute! Am I about to be, like, ‘Skipped Over’ once ‘they’ figure out how to unload Joe...and I’ll be expected to be a good soldier and just hand the presidency straight to Gavin while I’m grinning and clapping like a fool? Is that what Team White has waiting for me around the next corner? I need to call Obama. This was not the original plan at all!”
My dear, there is nothing about this Newsome/Biden thingee that I find interesting.
Lefties are theeee most boring people on earth.
Newsome couldn’t scare up a fourth for Bridge outside of Stupid California.
Regards
I think you just described the plan perfectly. Joe isn’t running, and Harris isn’t electable, so they’re already moving pretty boy into position.
That being said, he will give leftist women who got a 200k debt in fisting a bailout for their fisting degree and they will run the country. Revolution should not be far off as working familius payoff her debt. What are we doing?
Dopey promise. Slick will be true to his promise because either Biden does not run, or cannot run because he’s dead.
Yup.
Gavin Newsom campaign slogan will be: Make America just like California
If Biden runs it means that the Swamp has made its decision and Newsome isn’t it.
James Woods: The Cackler is out, Newsom is VP candidate. Deal is done.
Say what you will about the Demorats but they know how to win, they do not eat their own as we conservatives do
“He’ll have a “narrative” just like Joe with Charlottesville”
The narrative is visual... look closely at the images, there are plenty of protest signs stapled to baseball bats.
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