KABC news is reporting this evening that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has quit his bid for the Democratic nomination for Governor. The report states that Attorney General and former Governor Jerry Brown has an insurmountable lead, running some 20% ahead of Newsom in the polls.
It was also reported that Newsom found out that he had no appeal to voters outside his San Francisco constituency. This would seem to mean that a Liberal Democrat is not what the public sees as representative of their views.
Former President Clinton endorsed Newsom a few weeks ago amidst reports that he has a long-standing dislike for Brown and that his endorsement was as much a shot at Brown as it was an embracing of Newsom.
Presumably Brown has a smile on his face, and Clinton a grimace, as this latest episode has played out. It is getting trick to figure out just who is releavant these days.
Looks like the blue boys at the Liberal OC bet on the wrong horse again.
Good. Can you now take down that ridiculous “Gavin Newsom Sucks” link that takes us to an inactive blog?
Oh, and Art, if you believe in a candidate and they drop out, one doesn’t suddenly feel like they “bet on the wrong horse”…that is, unless one’s sense of belief in that candidate only ran skin deep to begin with.
None of the above is looking good in this one.
looks like he is out wether you like or not . oh yeah he is out . you cantwin when you have no votes and you appeal only to the far left side .
Who will Phil “Count Chocula” Bacerra mooch a beer off of so he can cry in it?
Newsom dropped out because he stood no chance of winning and people did not believe enough in him to give his campaign money. Nobodies buying the excuse he’s giving.
Good riddance to him. What kind of scumbag sleeps with his friends wife? Oh yah, Gavin Newsom.
Maybe, it had something to do with a father and his two lovely son’s murdered in cold blood by a killer, that was protected by Gavin’s “big heart”.
What ya think?
He’s wayyyyyyy too liberal, even for California. Good news the pretty boy is OUT!!
And 12 hours after the Clinton-endorsed Newsom packs it in, so does the Gingrich-endorsed Scozzafava in upstate New York. This is similar in that the backing of the two biggest 90s power brokers didn’t help, but contrasting thus: it shows the Democrats are getting more “centrist” while the GOP is getting more extremist. (I had a few problems with Gavin but I would rather see my party getting more progressive.)
“Good riddance to him. What kind of scumbag sleeps with his friends wife? Oh yah, Gavin Newsom.”
And you’ll hold that against him until you go to the grave and beyond, right? Cuz that’s the way you roll.
“What kind of scumbag sleeps with his friends wife?”
It depends on how hot his wife is.
Lam, nice reply!
The truth is this was a combination of smart politics and economics.
Gavin is young and has several promising opportunities in front of him. There may be one cropping up pretty quickly after his term ends.
As for the economics, since the days of the Gold Rush a handfull of folks, the real money control the game in California, but especially in SF. Arnold was an anomoly, but only to the point that he quickly caved in and is now the one in a long list of public “servants”.
Gavin is young and has several promising opportunities in front of him. There may be one cropping up pretty quickly after his term ends.
Let me quess? He is taking Ramos jr’s place in MS13. That is a promising spot. All killing and no work!.
Ya can be young free and deadly in SF. 3 mens lives is just a drop in the bucket right? Just like MAO stated, a few lives can be wasted for the common good of the progressive movement!.
Liberals are nuts, all that smoking dope at woodstock screwed with your heads. Now you are all running and corrupting this country with your stupid drug induced ideology!.
Happy all souls night:(
Boo Red:)
he seems to be an elitist scumbag so good riddance
Boo, Back atcha, Michelle! 😉
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