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Newsom’s final stretch as governor may be a bumpy ride
Los Angeles Times ^ | May 19, 2025 6 AM PT | Phil Willon

Posted on 05/19/2025 12:07:27 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

SACRAMENTO — When the top Democratic candidates for governor took the stage at a labor forum last week, the digs at Gov. Gavin Newsom were subtle. The message, however, was clear. Newsom’s home stretch as California governor may be a bumpy ride.

Newsom hopes to end his time as governor in an air of accomplishment and acclaim, which would elevate his political legacy and prospects in a potential presidential run. But the Democrats running to replace him have a much different agenda.

“Lots of voters think things are not going well in California right now. So if you’re running for governor, you have to run as a change candidate. You have to run as ‘I’m going to shake things up,’ ” said political scientist Eric Schickler, co-director of the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) at UC Berkeley. “In doing that, you’re at least implicitly criticizing the current governor, right?”

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Not only must Newsom swim against that tide until his final term as governor ends in less than two years, he’s being buffeted by the perception that he’s moving rightward to broaden his national appeal in preparation for the 2028 presidential race.

A new IGS poll, co-sponsored by the L.A. Times, earlier this month found that California registered voters by a more than two-to-one margin believe Newsom is more focused on boosting his presidential ambitions than on fixing the problems in his own state.

Newsom faced criticism for showcasing conservative activists on his podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom,” especially when he agreed with Trump loyalist Charlie Kirk that it was “unfair” for trans athletes to compete in women’s sports.

But he also pushed back against Kirk and others during the interviews. He said from the outset that he intended to engage with people on the opposite side of...

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1 posted on 05/19/2025 12:07:27 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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2 posted on 05/19/2025 12:10:21 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Bumpy ride? It should be like one of those roller coaster rides where you get slung around at a couple of g’s while upside down only to discover that you have flown off the track because the builder ran off with the funds and didn’t finish the ride.


3 posted on 05/19/2025 12:21:15 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

A cringe worthy attention whore with the brains of a tad pole


4 posted on 05/19/2025 12:22:44 PM PDT by Joe Boucher (Kimber .45 Be Kind.)
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Nice if the bumpy ride included a fall off a high cliff.


5 posted on 05/19/2025 12:36:24 PM PDT by Veto! (Trump Is Superman)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Accomplishment? Newscum hasn’t accomplished squat in his entire term.


6 posted on 05/19/2025 12:39:27 PM PDT by beethovenfan (The REAL Great Reset will be when Jesus returns. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Gavin Newsom is a greasy worm.


7 posted on 05/19/2025 1:20:46 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: beethovenfan

Jackass is closing another prison and closing another refinery. He needs a huge bump in his hummingbird ass.


8 posted on 05/19/2025 1:23:48 PM PDT by Enterprise ( These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism.)
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To: Joe Boucher

Please do not insult tadpoles, they are after all embryonic frogs and toads, both of which are much more intelligent than GRABBIN GRUESOME!


9 posted on 05/19/2025 1:45:15 PM PDT by 5th MEB (1)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The only legacy Noisome will leave is one of massive debt, destruction, failure of infrastructure …and of course the grease stains wherever he goes.


10 posted on 05/19/2025 2:07:18 PM PDT by Mastador1
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Pre 1960s, he would have been tarred & feathered and kicked out of office for the willful destruction of about 15,000 homes and lives...


11 posted on 05/19/2025 4:52:30 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
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