Gavin Newsom’s Closely Curated Vulnerability Isn’t Convincing

Source: Jacobin · Bias: Far Left

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“I’m not better than you. I’m a 960 SAT guy. You’ve never seen me read a speech because I cannot read a speech. Maybe the wrong business to be in.” This is California governor and presidential aspirant Gavin Newsom, speaking to a packed auditorium in Atlanta recently on a book tour that has also routed […]

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Gavin Newsom’s Closely Curated Vulnerability Isn’t Convincing

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“I’m not better than you. I’m a 960 SAT guy. You’ve never seen me read a speech because I cannot read a speech. Maybe the wrong business to be in.” This is California governor and presidential aspirant Gavin Newsom, speaking to a packed auditorium in Atlanta recently on a book tour that has also routed […]