Posted on 10/06/2021 7:02:03 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
In perhaps one of the only unscripted moments during Tuesday’s news conference announcing massive new investments in education, Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged visiting Fresno, at least in part, to send a message.
“I want folks here in the Valley, no matter where you were in the recall, you could have been 80% pro recall, just (to know) you matter. And we got to do more to demonstrate that,” Newsom told reporters Tuesday while speaking at Fresno’s Sunset Elementary School. “And so, I’m going to be back here until they kick me out, many, many times to make that point.”
With more than 60% of voter support, Newsom cruised to victory less than a month go, beating a Republican-led recall effort fueled by anger over the governor’s aggressive stance on coronavirus safety measures.
But not in Fresno County, where a slim 51% majority of voters said they wanted a new governor...
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Yeah.
Gavin takes a victory lap.
This is the proverbial thumb in the eye.
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It sounds like he’s planning to spend more money in Fresno county despite losing the recall vote there.
He’s looking ahead to 2022 and trying to buy some votes.
Yep, he’s looking ahead and playing the part of magnanimous victor, i.e., telling voters who don’t like him and voted against him that they matter and he’s still working for them, blah blah blah.
I hate to give the devil his due, but that’s the right way to play it. It may be a total lie, but at least it strikes a conciliatory note. It is a lesson in leadership and smart politics, and it’s the opposite of the Peronist style (”to my friends, everything; to my enemies, not even justice”) employed by, say, Pope Francis. The latter style, gloating over your opponents’ subjugation, ultimately accomplishes little other than embittering those opponents.
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