Is Gavin Newsom Running A Shadow Presidential Campaign?

Morris Fiorina, professor of political science and Hoover Institution fellow at Stanford University, said that Gavin Newsom is running a shadow presidential campaign in preparation for 2024.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom's vetoes, international travel, and planned debate with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis amount to something like a covert presidential campaign.

At least for this cycle, it's difficult to see how Mr. Newsom would succeed; he has been a staunch backer of incumbent President Joe Biden and hasn't wavered as other Democratic primaries have passed with the filing deadlines.

Two years after state term limits will eject him from the governor's house, in 2028, he might be shooting for that year. Or, if everything goes according to plan, he might act sooner.

“I think it's been pretty obvious that Newsom...

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