California Gov. Gavin Newsom is on a campaign tour, stumping for President Biden in red states. And he's building his own voter base along the way.

Newsom has made it clear that he wants to be President. The rumor is that he spends the next 4 years planning his run in 2028. Does a Democrat from California have a chance to receive the nomination?

  •  pli5k3n   ( @pli5k3n@beehaw.org ) 
    6•1 year ago

    I feel that Newsom handled the Hannity interview quite well. And I think it’s key to future success for the DNC; they have to burst the media bubble.

    That landscape is changing though due to the Dominion lawsuit and Fox seemingly heading toward an anti Trump position. I foresee the right and far-right constituencies headed to a more fractured media landscape. More major players (Fox, Newsmax, Breitbart, Daily Wire) with conflicting views instead of one primary mouth piece and the rest falling in line.

    Newsom is fairly ordinary libdem on his views. But he’s younger, charismatic, and energized. He has the gravitas that, for instance, Buttigieg lacks. And coming from a large D state, with all the moves his made to get in the PR limelight, he’ll Garner far more popularity and name recognition than Beto.

    I’m just wondering what’s going on behind the scenes at the DNC. Are they not going to attempt to kingmake Kamala Harris? I mean she’s been incredibly invisible for a VP.

    •  gerbal   ( @gerbal@beehaw.org ) 
      3•1 year ago

      Harris basically flopped in the '20 primaries and was most useful as a compromise VP candidate. She’s power hungry, but has no principles which would harm Biden’s campaign or governing. She has also failed to build her own wide base of support outside the traditional dnc power players.

      She may have aspirations for CA governorship, presidency, or a return to the Senate in the future. She’s still comparatively young and is likely planning for a long career after the VP.

  •  Harold   ( @Harold@beehaw.org ) 
    4•1 year ago

    A theory: Biden and the DNC do not want to risk a primary process that could result in the nominee being Sanders or AOC, which could happen if Biden announced he was not going to run for reelection. So, he is officially running for reelection (still/ for now) and thus suppressing an open primary. However, if he were to step back from running late, Newsom’s actions like this one would position him as a consensus nominee.

    A hiccup in this theory is that usually, Harris as VP would be POTUS’s successor (and she would be automatically, if anything happened after the convention). Harris could be positioned better as a next CA governor or maybe even VP again. However, the scope of her popularity is not all that high. Newsom and she could make a deal of some sort.

  •  JeSuisUnHombre   ( @JeSuisUnHombre@lemm.ee ) 
    3•1 year ago

    Does a Democrat from California have a chance to receive the nomination?

    I don’t think so, maybe he agrees and that’s why he’s taking this election and giving it some time to try to change that. It’s pretty funny how unlikely it seems for conservative America to support some yuppie from California even though that’s exactly who their favorite president is. (Reagan)