Hmmmmm?
I know it’s a LONGGGGGGGG way off ….
But?
He HAS taken the tourch to fight against Republican hardliners OURSIDE his California …
Below is a piece from right after Newson got his second term ok from California voters….
Oh, and he has been whispered about a possible run for ‘Higher Office’…..
Joe Biden just annouced he’s running for a second term….
Gov. Gavin Newsom marked the beginning of his second term Friday by trying to contrast his agenda with that of Republican leaders in rival states who have moved to restrict abortion, voting access and LGBTQ rights.
In his inaugural speech, Newsom acknowledged California’s history of colonization and racist policies, but says the state is now “freedom’s force multiplier” and is “protecting liberty from a rising tide of oppression taking root in statehouses.”
The governor took the oath of office on the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 capitol riot, an “unthinkable” event he said was “fomented by people who have a very different vision of America’s future.”
In his second term, Newsom faces an arguably tougher landscape than when he was first sworn in four years ago.
But the former lieutenant governor and San Francisco mayor also has a higher national profile following the COVID-19 pandemic, defeating a recall election in 2021 and emerging as a critic of both GOP governors and, at times, his own political party.
The governor’s second term will likely see him drilling down on his highest priorities – homelessness, policies to mitigate climate change and social issues like reproductive and LGBTQ rights – which could also serve to lay the groundwork for a platform for higher office.
Though he overwhelmingly won a second term as governor of California last year, the dominant discourse surrounding Newsom in 2022 concerned not his gubernatorial campaign, but whether he will run for president in the near future.
Newsom has repeatedly tried to put any speculation to rest, saying he has “sub-zero” interest in running and personally telling President Joe Biden he would support his reelection in 2024. On the campaign trail, Newsom pledged to serve all four years of his second term, which will also be his last due to term limits.
Though he maintains he’s uninterested in the national spotlight, the governor has found ways to attract it by picking fights with the Republican governors of Florida and Texas. He spent his own campaign funds to buy billboards in other states promoting abortion rights in California.
Even his inaugural ceremony hints that Newsom just can’t stay away from national issues…..
image…CalMatters