{"id":1552183,"date":"2022-07-13T07:59:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T11:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1552183"},"modified":"2022-07-13T10:05:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T14:05:09","slug":"california-gov-newsom-stokes-2024-talk-as-bidens-popularity-falls-every-second-of-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gov-newsom-stokes-2024-talk-as-bidens-popularity-falls-every-second-of-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"California Gov. Newsom Stokes 2024 Talk as Biden\u2019s Popularity Falls Every Second of Every Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-gov-newsom-stokes-2024-talk-as-bidens-popularity-falls-every-second-of-every-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1552183&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 2024 implications of California Gov. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> running television <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/wapo.st\/3bQNOjI\">advertisements<\/a> in Florida are politically transparent to many Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats are nonetheless cheered to see a major party leader use the bully pulpit to defend liberal values and initiate a confrontation with Republicans, specifically top GOP presidential contender Florida Gov. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\">Ron DeSantis<\/a>, who is about as disliked on the Left as former President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>. Newsom is likely to cruise to reelection this fall in the midterm elections, and he is viewed as a 2024 contender, especially if President Joe Biden, whose popularity ratings have sunk of late, declines to seek a second term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s making himself the opposition,\u201d a national Democratic strategist said of Newsom.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic insiders are far from sold on Newsom as a leading 2024 contender, with one party operative in California questioning the governor\u2019s national viability. \u201cA ton of people here just roll their eyes at him. He isn\u2019t well-respected by the legislature and hasn\u2019t gotten a ton done. He lacks focus \u2014 energy isn\u2019t a replacement for strategy,\u201d said this strategist, who requested anonymity for fear of alienating an incumbent governor on the verge of reelection.<\/p>\n<p>But in other quarters of the party, Newsom\u2019s fighting spirit is enjoying a positive reception, especially as Democrats sour on Biden. Grassroots Democrats and some party insiders are concluding the president is too old and lacks the vigor to wage the fight against the Republicans that the current political moment calls for. From that vantage point, Newsom\u2019s \u201cenergy\u201d is not only welcome but appears sufficiently strategic.<\/p>\n<p>Said a Democratic operative in Washington: The governor is \u201csomeone who\u2019s stepping up to play some defense.\u201d In a veiled shot at Biden, this Democrat added, \u201cIt\u2019s not happening otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state-level-abortion-laws-threaten-to-split-republicans-and-boost-democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">STATE ABORTION LAWS THREATEN TO SPLIT REPUBLICANS AND BOOST DEMOCRATS<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s job approval ratings are in free fall, coming in at 33% nationally in a new Siena College <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/int.nyt.com\/data\/documenttools\/us0722-crosstabs-nyt071122\/33ffa85627ee4648\/full.pdf\">poll<\/a> for the <i>New York Times<\/i> and 37.7% in the <i>RealClearPolitics<\/i> average. Yet most Democratic insiders interviewed for this story requested anonymity. They were hesitant to appear publicly opposed to Biden or engaged in fomenting a Democratic rebellion against his administration. But if the 79-year-old president does step aside in 2024, they expect Newsom to run.<\/p>\n<p>The question is how strong of a candidate he might be in the primary and the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom could be attractive to a liberal base itching for aggressive leadership in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling in <i>Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/i>, which overturned <i>Roe v. Wade<\/i> and eliminated federal protections for abortion rights. In the spot the governor aired in Florida during the July Fourth holiday, he took direct aim at DeSantis, who promotes the Sunshine State as a \u201cfree state,\u201d not to mention Trump and Republican social policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFreedom, it\u2019s under attack in your state,\u201d Newsom says, speaking straight to the camera. \u201cYour Republican leaders? They\u2019re banning books, making it harder to vote, restricting speech in classrooms, even criminalizing women and doctors. I urge all of you living in Florida to join the fight \u2014 or join us in California, where we still believe in freedom.\u201d Newsom also opened an account on Truth Social, the Twitter alternative founded by Trump and run by his allies.<\/p>\n<p>The looming GOP takeover of Congress in the midterm elections would provide yet more fodder for the 54-year-old California governor to build a national profile. A Newsom political adviser did not respond to a text message requesting comment for this story. But in an email to grassroots supporters last week, the governor said he invested $100,000 in campaign funds to \u201cfight\u201d to reclaim the word \u201cfreedom\u201d from DeSantis and the Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>However, Newsom has vulnerabilities that could pose obstacles to any White House aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>To begin with, he was forced to fend off a recall campaign last September. Sure, he easily defeated Republican Larry Elder, avoiding the fate of former Democratic Gov. Gray Davis. But his political standing in the state never fully rebounded. Yes, Newsom is gliding to reelection despite a developing GOP electoral wave. But the governor is shielded by how deeply Democratic California has become over the years.<\/p>\n<p>And in a competitive national presidential primary, never mind general election, Newsom might be compromised by his governing record. Under his leadership, California is experiencing rampant homelessness, rising crime, and cost-of-living pressures. Meanwhile, on the governor\u2019s watch, decennial redistricting resulted in California losing a seat in Congress for the first time in state history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe overall wrong track has gone up since the recall. I think it\u2019s one of the reasons Newsom wants the DeSantis fight. He needs an opponent to avoid discussing his own record,\u201d said Rob Stutzman, a Republican operative in Sacramento who has been critical of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom has two additional problems unique to the Democratic presidential primary, say some party insiders. He\u2019s a white male, and in a scenario where Biden is exiting the stage, he might have to compete with a rather prominent fellow Californian for the nomination: Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has myriad political flaws. But she would not only enter the race as the sitting vice president, presumably with a direct line to the same California donors Newsom might seek out; she is both female and nonwhite, commodities in a Democratic Party that particularly values ethnic and gender diversity. And if Harris\u2019s mediocre poll numbers are not enough to box out Newsom, he could find himself running against a range of attractive Democratic contenders.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Among those mentioned are Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who ran for president in 2020; Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo; Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (if she wins reelection); and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. And that\u2019s before the typical cadre of senators jump in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bigger issue is that Newsom theoretically pulls from the same base as Kamala Harris, and would California backers back a sitting governor or a sitting VP who is also a black woman?\u201d said Ed Espinoza, a Democratic operative in Texas who hails from California. \u201cEven if her numbers aren\u2019t great, her California politics are, and that\u2019s a tough path for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 implications of California Gov. Gavin Newsom running television advertisements in Florida are politically transparent to many Democrats. 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