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Preparing for a Presidential run, isn't he. No principle need be served by these actions. He can even be aggravating his supporters with them, its not like the
by h2odragon 3y ago
Preparing for a Presidential run, isn't he.
No principle need be served by these actions. He can even be aggravating his supporters with them, its not like they'll vote for someone else.
The important thing is getting his name in the news. Bonus points for doing it in some context that makes him seem a little more "centrist" or can be spun that way in the upcoming campaign.
Does Biden go down easy, or hard? Don't think Newsom would be flapping his wings like this if he didn't see the big rooster's perch being empty soon. Think he's been told he'll be the Party Choice already.
- parineum 3y agoNewsom has so much baggage a presidential run for him is a pipe dream. A pipe dream that he's clinging to but a pipe dream nonetheless.
- ncallaway 3y agoYou think more or less baggage than the presumptive Republican nominee?
- api 3y agoTrumps baggage doesn’t matter as much because he has a cult that will vote for him literally no matter what. They’ve even been presented with equally or even more right wing candidates and have rejected them for Trump. It’s not even about the politics. It’s about their desire for a strong man ruler.
- notpachet 3y agoA pipe dream, or a shroom trip
- LapsangGuzzler 3y agoI’m very skeptical of this, I think he’s slowly raising his profile for a 2028 run. He’s categorically denied over and over again that he’s interested in forcing Biden into a primary and I think it’s a misread to see this as anything more than a governor doing their job. He’s never left any ambiguity in his answers on this topic.
- dataflow 3y agoVP?
- LapsangGuzzler 3y agoThat, I could see.
- HWR_14 3y agoNo. VP-replacement speculation always happens, but the actual replacement doesn't in the modern era. Besides, there is no political way that, should the position become vacant, Biden would choose a white man to replace Harris.
- dataflow 3y agoNote I meant that it might be to be able to run for VP, not that he'd necessarily win the position if he did so.
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- HWR_14 3y agoYou no longer run for VP. In the modern era the presidential candidate just chooses who they want.
- dataflow 3y agoBy "run" I just meant that he'd appear in the set of people that might be considered (by Biden) if for any reason it turns out he wants Harris replaced.
- HWR_14 3y agoThen go up to my first reply. Newsom isn't going to run for a position he has a 0% chance of winning and will piss people off trying. He probably wants a cabinet position.
- alexb_ 3y agoNewsom has "California" next to his name, which is disqualifying for a presidential run as far as I can see it. Too many independents with the opinion that "Newsom made Cali a shithole"
- asveikau 3y agoI think it's mostly Republicans with this view. Anyway, I think national voters are mainly unfamiliar with Newsom, and once he gets exposure he'll be well received. His performance on Hannity is one example of this.
- kaladin-jasnah 3y agoI've met Democrats from California with this view as well.
- asveikau 3y agoThose people have been brainwashed by conservatives. I believe Newsom still got handily elected throughout the state, though.
- HWR_14 3y agoGavin Newsom cannot be reelected as Governor of California. There is no Senate election the year his term is up, and he appointed both Senators he would be running against so that seems like an unlikely avenue anyway. It seems like the only career progression he has is to go national. I don't think that means he's running for president in 2024. I think it means he's auditioning for a cabinet position to be able to keep his name in the news until 2028.
- euniceee3 3y agoYou can buy mushrooms legally less than a mile from the White House.