Back in February the Democratic California Governor HAD been the leader in the 2028 Democratic Presidential Nomination Sweepstakes …
No MORE…..
He trails Kamala Haras by more that 10 percentage in current polls….
Newsom NEEDS a away to climb back….
Especially with the Jon Ossoff band wagon beginning to play in the background…..
The below quoted Axios piece points to Newsom’s relationship with Joe Biden, who the media and Democrats HAVE written off…..
The piece makes sure to mention that Biden IS STILL ok with MAJORITY of Black Americans….
Black Americans tend to vote FOR the Democratic nominee and President….
Hmmmm?
Gavin Newsom is gambling that embracing Joe Biden will be more popular among Democrats than running away from him in the party’s 2028 presidential primary.
Why it matters: The California governor — unlike most potential Democratic candidates for president — has spent the last 18 months courting Biden and his family, publicly defending the ex-president’s legacy as others have distanced themselves.
- A Biden endorsement could be consequential. Many Democratic primary voters — especially Black and Latino voters — still have much affection for him, despite his unpopularity with the broader electorate.
Driving the news: Newsom has been an unapologetic defender of Biden’s legacy and his family, citing his ability to pass big legislation with bipartisan support as well as his character — particularly in contrast to what Newsom calls Donald Trump’s “childishness.”
- “I’ll never turn my back on Joe Biden,” Newsom told a South Carolina crowd earlier this year.
- “One of the most successful presidents in the last century,” Newsom told ABC News last fall in describing Biden, even as he acknowledged having differences with Biden’s immigration policy, a liability for Democrats in 2024.
- Overall, the Biden administration was a “masterclass of policymaking,” he told Axios in March.
- “I’m blessed to have gotten to know him, to defend him and defend his character, and continue to defend his record,” he added….
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State of play: Biden remains an unpopular president among most Americans, but Black and Latino voters — key voting groups in a Democratic primary — are far more supportive of Biden.
- A CNN/SSRS poll taken last month found that 57% of Americans viewed Barack Obama positively, compared to just 30% who felt the same way about Biden.
- But the poll found that 53% of Black Americans had a positive view of Biden, and 40% of Latinos did as well. Just 23% of white Americans had a positive view of him.
The other side: There are some risks for Newsom in aligning with Biden, beyond the criticisms of Biden’s administration.
- Newsom was one of the fiercest defenders of Biden’s fitness for office after the disastrous June 2024 debate against Trump in which the president was unable to express complete thoughts…..
image…Axios
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