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Grenell would consider run for California governor if Harris enters race
The Hill ^ | 02/14/2025 | Caroline Vakil

Posted on 02/14/2025 8:03:21 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Richard Grenell, President Trump’s “special missions” envoy and interim executive director of the Kennedy Center, left the door open to a run for California governor if former Vice President Harris decides to run for the job.

“If Kamala Harris runs for governor — I believe that she has such baggage and hundreds of millions of dollars in educating the voters of how terrible she is — that it’s a new day in California, and that the Republican actually has a shot,” Grenell told reporters on Friday. “And I wouldn’t say no.”

Grenell, who previously served during Trump’s first term in office in several different roles, including acting director of national intelligence, has previously eyed running for California governor before.

He expressed interest in taking on Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in 2021 in a recall election but later withdrew his name right before the deadline.

Newsom is term-limited in 2026 and can’t run again, paving the way for a potentially crowded field of candidates on either side.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: california; consider; enters; governor; grenell; harris; race; run
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Could he beat the word salad ding bat?
1 posted on 02/14/2025 8:03:21 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Epic battle ahead!

Gay guy vs. empty-headed BIPOC!


2 posted on 02/14/2025 8:04:57 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Forget it, Jake. It’s California.


3 posted on 02/14/2025 8:05:05 AM PST by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I’ve heard it said, that it’s easier for a gay person to come out as gay to a conservative, than it is for a gay person to come out as a conservative to other gays. Talk about “intolerant”.


4 posted on 02/14/2025 8:06:00 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I live near a lot of liberals. They spout Rachel Maddow talking points as if it were gospel. Using that as a metric, I think CA is a lost cause.


5 posted on 02/14/2025 8:08:25 AM PST by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I would remind all that homersexuality is a behavior, it is not an identity.


6 posted on 02/14/2025 8:08:54 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: dfwgator

That sounds like a reasonable postulate, doesn’t it?


7 posted on 02/14/2025 8:09:37 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)
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To: rightwingcrazy

Yes, let’s continue to surrender territory to the DEMs.


8 posted on 02/14/2025 8:12:29 AM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: dfwgator

I have a cousin who is like that.

He’s gotten way more grief from the local “gay community” for being a Trump supporter and against trannies in girls’ sports than he got grief from his church or family for being gay.


9 posted on 02/14/2025 8:14:56 AM PST by pburiak (You really think we can vote our way out of this? That's so cute...)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He would run on his merits and track record not on his gaynitude.


10 posted on 02/14/2025 8:16:52 AM PST by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Somewhat indicative of the depths to which our society has sunk.


11 posted on 02/14/2025 8:16:53 AM PST by Engraved-on-His-hands
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Unfortunately for Grenell, the Dims in California, and many of their idiot voters will, in extreme hypocrisy, see the fact that Grenell is “gay”, as a “betrayal” and vote against him BECAUSE he is “gay”. In sum, being “gay” will not win him any Dim votes in California, because he is otherwise a Conservative and even “worse” he served in two Trump administrations.


12 posted on 02/14/2025 8:17:46 AM PST by Wuli
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To: ChicagoConservative27
To have a chance to win in California, Republicans would have to run a rich celebrity RINO, like Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003.

Someone who could run as a "sane moderate" vs. Crazy Extremist Harris.

A Schwarzenegger type is not who most Freepers would want, but it's the best California can hope for.

13 posted on 02/14/2025 8:22:16 AM PST by Angelino97
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To: ChicagoConservative27

With a salad fork!


14 posted on 02/14/2025 8:23:17 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It is going to take decades for CA to ever have a GOP gov.
If ever.


15 posted on 02/14/2025 8:23:44 AM PST by Zathras
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Harris really needs to get a job as one of those world famous California Phone Psychics.


16 posted on 02/14/2025 8:25:28 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The trouble with illegal aliens is that their own crappy countries don't even want them there.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

If the DoJ goes after the voter fraud and stolen elections. CA should be ground zero, all hands on deck and any other hackneyed expressions.

Run! Rick! Run!


17 posted on 02/14/2025 8:29:26 AM PST by HYPOCRACY (Long live The Great MAGA Kangz!)
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To: dfwgator

“ it’s easier for a gay person to come out as gay to a conservative, than it is for a gay person to come out as a conservative to other gays.”

Can confirm.

Goes double for we conservative black gays.


18 posted on 02/14/2025 8:32:36 AM PST by ShorelineMike (Cogito ergo sum.)
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To: ShorelineMike

I hope she runs. Think Nixon 1962.


19 posted on 02/14/2025 8:42:01 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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Could he beat the word salad ding bat?

I have a way for him to do it, if he is willing to educate himself. Grab the body of environmental issues from a corrupt and dysfunctional left showing the eventual biological catastrophe they are precipitating. It is a broad body of knowledge involving even international law Mr. Grennell might be apt to communicating.

20 posted on 02/14/2025 8:47:32 AM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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