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California Governor Gavin Newsom stated in an interview that he would not run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris enters the race. He explained that a contest between them would create unnecessary crossover and serve as an electoral gift to opponents. Several outlets noted the interview was conducted by CNN's Jake Tapper during a fly-fishing trip in Montana.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that Gavin Newsom stated he will decline a 2028 presidential bid if Kamala Harris decides to run.
Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian and The New York Times focus primarily on Newsom's policy and electoral reasoning regarding overlapping voter bases. Right-leaning outlets such as Fox News, the New York Post, and RedState emphasize the setting of the interview, describing the fly-fishing outing as staged and highlighting social media mockery or commentary about Newsom's political trajectory.
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Newsom says he won’t run for president in 2028 if Harris does
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said in an interview on Monday that he wouldn’t run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris ran for a third bid, pointing out that they’d both be fighting over similar bases of supporters. “First of all, electorally, it’s a gift from God for everybody else. They’d…
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Source context: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said in an interview on Monday that he wouldn’t run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris ran for a third bid, pointing out that they’d both be fighting over similar bases of supporters. “First of all, electorally, it’s a gi…
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In interview, term-limited California governor said running against former VP would ‘waste everybody’s time’Gavin Newsom, the California governor, will not run for president if former vice-president Kamala Harris does, he said in a forthcoming interview with CNN.Newsom and Harris, both from California, are widely viewed as two of the top establishment…
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The California governor said there was too much “crossover” between his base and Harris’, and that it would be an electoral “gift” for everybody else if they both ran.
The comments made to CNN, if taken at face value, seemed to fly in the face of the California governor’s presidential ambitions.
The pair share deep roots in California politics.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said in an interview on Monday that he wouldn’t run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris ran for a third bid, pointing out that they’d both be fighting over similar bases of supporters. “First of all, electorally, it’s a gift from God for everybody else. They’d…
California Governor Gavin Newsom said he would not run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris enters the race, ruling out a potential primary showdown between two of California’s most prominent Democrats.
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EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is ending speculation that he might run for president in 2028, telling the Washington Examiner that he has no interest in competing for the Republican nomination. “No, I have no intention of doing so, period,” Hawley said in a Tuesday interview. He declined to elaborate further or even weigh…
Palling around with CNN’s Jake Tapper, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) addressed how his plans for 2028 supposedly hinged on the choice of another Oval Office seeker.…
Standing knee-deep in a Montana river while fishing with a TV news anchor, Gov. Gavin Newsom admitted “regret” that some of California’s COVID crackdowns went too far.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's fly-fishing interview with Jake Tapper in Montana sparked social media mockery, with users calling the CNN outing staged.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has said he will not run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris enters the race.
Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) knows former Vice President Kamala Harris would “perform better” during a 2028 presidential run. Co-host Whoopi Goldberg said, “California Governor Gavin Newsom says he will not The post Farah Griffin: Newsom Knows Harris Would ‘Perform Better’ in Presidential Bid…
California Governor Gavin Newsom revealed that he will not run in the 2028 presidential election if former Vice President Kamala Harris makes another bid for the White House.
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