{"id":1963193,"date":"2023-07-03T12:08:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T16:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-hits-campaign-trail-for-biden-while-seeking-to-build-national-profile\/"},"modified":"2023-07-03T12:09:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T16:09:50","slug":"newsom-hits-campaign-trail-for-biden-while-seeking-to-build-national-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-hits-campaign-trail-for-biden-while-seeking-to-build-national-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom campaigns for Biden, aims to boost national profile."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fnewsom-hits-campaign-trail-for-biden-while-seeking-to-build-national-profile%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=1963193&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--><h2>Gov. Gavin Newsom Hits the Campaign Trail to Boost Biden&#8217;s Reelection<\/h2>\n<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is embarking on an exciting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/central-african-republic-votes-under-threat-of-violence\/\" title=\"Central African Republic votes under threat of violence\">campaign trail<\/a> adventure, traveling to Republican-heavy states to rally Democrats and ignite voter turnout for the 2024 elections. But here&#8217;s the twist: Newsom isn&#8217;t seeking votes for himself. Instead, he&#8217;s on a mission to amplify President Joe Biden&#8217;s bid for a second term in the White House.<\/p>\n<h3>Building Momentum in Unlikely Places<\/h3>\n<p>Newsom kicked off his multistate journey during the holiday weekend, making a stop in Idaho to address Democratic voters. In a state that has consistently voted for Republican presidential candidates since 1964, his task may seem like a long shot. However, Newsom highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-hits-campaign-trail-for-biden-while-seeking-to-build-national-profile\/\" title=\"Newsom campaigns for Biden, aims to boost national profile.\">cultural discussions taking place<\/a> in Idaho, such as abortion access and LGBT rights, emphasizing that Biden is the best choice to safeguard against regressive policies.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really proud of this president, and I hope you are as well,\u201d Newsom said, according to the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Newsom&#8217;s primary goal is to energize Biden&#8217;s base, his efforts may also bolster his own national standing as he contemplates a future run for higher office. Despite repeatedly denying any plans to run for president, Newsom&#8217;s presence during his state visits has garnered attention from Democratic voters, enhancing his name recognition and potentially benefiting him down the line.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s putting in time and effort that no one else outside the White House appears to be,\u201d said Rob Stutzman, a Republican consultant in California. \u201cHe\u2019s acting like the candidate-in-waiting. Someday it may pay off for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Newsom&#8217;s Rising Recognition and Potential<\/h3>\n<p>Newsom&#8217;s national recognition has been soaring in recent months, with polls indicating that he could be a formidable contender for the Democratic presidential nomination if he decides to enter the race. In a recent YouGov-Yahoo News survey, Newsom narrowly outperformed former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical matchup, winning 40% to 39%.<\/p>\n<p>The same poll also showed Newsom defeating Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) by a margin of 39% to 36% in a head-to-head battle for the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite his growing popularity, a majority of voters in California have expressed opposition to Newsom&#8217;s presidential aspirations. According to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted in March, about 70% of California voters, including a majority of Democrats, believe Newsom should not run for president, compared to only 22% who support his candidacy. Among likely Democratic voters, more than half, 54%, said he shouldn&#8217;t run.<\/p>\n<p>For months, rumors have circulated that Newsom is running a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-allies-hit-desantis-with-shadow-presidential-campaign-complaint\/\" title=\"Trump allies hit DeSantis with 'shadow' presidential campaign complaint\">shadow presidential campaign<\/a>, just in case Biden decides not to seek reelection. While Newsom has consistently denied challenging Biden in a Democratic primary, he has refrained from definitively stating whether he would run if the president were to drop out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is touring Republican-dominated states, rallying Democrats to increase voter participation in the 2024 elections. However, his objective is not personal gain but to support President Joe Biden&#8217;s reelection bid for the White House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1963194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1963193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1963193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1963194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1963193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1963193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1963193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}